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Word: mightly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...subject of much controversy; recently this too has been settled, definite proof having been obtained that it was at the old Strother's Farm opposite Fredericksburg. At present little remains of this historic farmhouse, with the possible exception of a shed popularly called "The Surveyor's Office," which might very well have been a chicken-coop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Facts Brought to Light in Recent Discoveries in Old Washington Letters | 2/21/1929 | See Source »

...unfortunate upsets of tea cups at Quincy Street receptions easily suggest themselves to the morbid mind. Too, there is always the chance that the Park Row hack had his fling at Radcliffe romance in his Cambridge days. Perhaps, if Mr. Heywood Broun were still connected with The World, there might have been a hidden, very hidden reference to the language requirements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE OLD GOLD COAST | 2/21/1929 | See Source »

...very fast times, according to reports from Hanover, and Andrews is expected to take the event. R. P. Porter '29 is counted on to repeat his last year's performance and take second place. One of the Harvard breaks in the meet may occur in the 1000, as Porter might possibly lead the way across the finish line. The other Crimson point will be gained by either A. M. Vinton '30 or G. W. Smith '29, two of the University "dark horses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Has Chance For Triangular Meet Victory | 2/19/1929 | See Source »

...have been showing up well during the cross-country and winter seasons and are considered capable of coping with the other Cornell threats, Eldridge and Levering. Should Benson, however, withdraw from the mile, a clean sweep for the Crimson runners is quite likely. Under such circumstances, the Cornell champion might well lead Reid across the finish line, but even this upset would not alter the point total to any great degree. Leslie Flaksman '29, who finished a short distance behind Reid in the two mile last year, may safely be counted on for third position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Has Chance For Triangular Meet Victory | 2/19/1929 | See Source »

...Harvard Lampoon hit too hard, or are academic communities abnormally thin-skinned? At royal courts the function of the king's fool was to rush in where statesmen feared to tread. It was recognized as one needful to the safety of monarchy itself. The true word spoken in jest might be the salvation of the throne. Shall opinion in a modern university be more autocratic than monarchy, and revoke the jester's license...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 2/19/1929 | See Source »

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