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...State Representative Niland, of East Boston, that Harvard be punished by having its buildings taxed, a plea in extenuation might be offered in the fact that Harvard's "goodies" have been conventionally represented for years in the Lampoon as elderly harridans not above snitching a nip of the marster's gin. Still, even this might not be regarded in some circles as so very extenuating after all. --Baltimore...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pig Wit | 2/4/1931 | See Source »

...Wolff, Marster's running mate, passing star and all-around threat. He threw the pass that gave Dartmouth its lone score last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NUMBERS TO WATCH IN TODAY'S GAME | 10/26/1929 | See Source »

Sussex Welcome. Mrs. Bottomley and numerous faithful servants greeted "the master" at his home in Dicker, Sussex while an old gardener hobbled down to tell the delighted villagers that their squire-was out of jail. " 'E's a ticket o'-leave-man, still, though," said the gardener sadly, "the Marster, on account 'e is out o' jail two years early, 'as to put in 'is ticket to them? every month!" Soon the villagers hung out flags and other tokens to honor open-handed Squire Bottomley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ticket-of-Leave-Man | 8/8/1927 | See Source »

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