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Second round. - Both men seemed quite fresh and opened in a lively fashion, Page getting Bangs down but failing to turn him. They immediately closed again and by a sudden jerk Bangs threw Page fair upon his back. Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. A. A. | 3/12/1883 | See Source »

...this new register the ride becomes almost unbearable. And then it is decidedly embarrassing for a man to jump hastily from his seat to stop the car for a pretty young lady who may be sitting opposite to him and give the cord attaching to the register a tremendous jerk, thus calling down upon himself the wrath of the conductor, the ridicule of his fellow passengers and the scorn of the young lady in question. No, no! give us cold cars, slow horses, inattentive conductors and little straw, but in heaven's name remove the gong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/20/1882 | See Source »

...observe the excellent rule made by Captain Cook, that the strength of the stroke should be expended at the moment the blade catches the water, and when the oar becomes at right angles to the boat the effort should be lessened, so that the stroke could be finished without jerk or splash, allowing opportunity to return quickly for the second stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE YALE CREW. | 6/6/1882 | See Source »

...girls say papa and mamma : The New York girl says "Ma - r!" with a jerk on the "r." The Philadelphia girl says "May-ar" through her nose. The St. Louis girl says "Ma'mar;" the Boston girl says "Mur-mur;" the Baltimore beauty "Mur-mur" and "Pur-pur;" the little Canadian says "Pa-ah" and "Ma-ah;" the Alabama girl says "Porr" and "Morr;" the Brooklyn girl says "Par-pah" and "Mah-ah;" the little London girls say, "Now, po-pow-ah, you make me lowof...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/16/1882 | See Source »

...substituted for the old iron pulleys, and the cowhide has been replaced by Manila rope. The weights are placed in a stout wooden box, which is guided in its rise and fall by steel rods. When not in use this box rests on a rubber pad preventing the disagreeable jerk and jar which invariably ensued when the weight was allowed to descend a little too far. The weights can be put in or removed from this box at the pleasure of the one using it. This renders it possible for any man to use any of the machines, and again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GYMNASIUM APPARATUS. | 12/5/1879 | See Source »

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