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...Lawreneeville Hall, N.S. 30 Guard 22 185 6 Roxbury Hall, R.A. 30 Back 21 189 5-9 Roxbury Hammersley, W.S. 28 Back 22 155 5-10 Andover Harvey, C.D. 28 Back 20 175 5-11 St. Mark's Hoben, J.J. 29 Back 23 169 5-10 Hotchkiss Hubbard, C.H. 29 Back 21 176 6-1 Hotchkiss Kell, E.A. 29 Guard 21 188 6 Harvard School Ladd, L.W. 30 Tackle 19 185 6-6 University School Loud, G.B. Back 20 162 5-10 Exeter Mallory, B.L. 28 End 21 168 6 Pomfret Marting, E.L. 30 Tackle 19 183 6 Exeter McEwen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACTS AND FIGURES ON TODAY'S COMBATANTS | 11/19/1927 | See Source »

...Such as "graveyard shift," "nixie," "bumper." "logs," "reds." "Mother Hubbard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Fashions in Statements | 11/14/1927 | See Source »

Crew O--Stroke, R. D. Bolster '28; 7, Austen Gray '30; 6, J. deW. Hubbard '29; 5, Donald Greer '28; 4, B. J. Harrison '29; 3, T. D. Howe Jr. '28; 2, Allerton Cushman '29; bow, E. Hamlin '29; cox., Lewis Wadsworth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WATTS STROKES EIGHT TO VICTORY IN FINAL | 11/2/1927 | See Source »

...Postmaster General and his appointive aids have much to learn. Career men in the Department would understand perfectly what was meant if a report came in saying: "The Oscaloosa graveyard shift pulled three nixies in a Mother Hubbard." But First Assistant Postmaster General John H. Bartlett might have to scratch his head over such a message. In any case, there is no reason why U. S. postmasters should not use everyday language. So last week First Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett instructed his subordinates to omit "technical" terms from their reports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Pulling a Nixie | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

...class cancelling stamp burns-damaged tie sacks clock ("on the" and "off the")-On or off duty decoy-matter mailed to catch crooks graveyard shift-9 p. m. to 5 a. m. green goods-counterfeit money jug (roundhouse)-upright, semicircular case for periodicals logs (trunks)-heavy parcels Mother Hubbard-large sack for paper mail nixie-insufficient address pull-"to pull a case"-to take mail from it reds-registered matter skin the rack-to take bags from bag-rack for dispatch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Pulling a Nixie | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

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