Word: mildered
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...shrunken visage of an old man. The nurses at the Charity Hospital call him " Grandpop." The disease is fatal unless the sun can be kept away from the skin. A New York electrical engineer devised a protective armor to filter the sun's rays so that only those milder than the red of the spectrum can reach the lad's body...
...heat from the sun, while the winters are mild because the districts are not subject to winds from the north. The reports of Dr. Abbott indicate that the solar radiation is low at present, and, if this condition continues, the summer will undoubtedly be cool with frequent rains and milder than usual...
...malady of collegiate dropsy. But in this case it is applied as a cure and it is naturally ineffective to make a student recover from the loss of a class which he has already out. And it is bitter out of all proportion to its purpose. A much milder does should be sufficient to insure attendance before and after holidays. The trouble is that the college office has found no intermediate measure...
With the return of milder weather, the bicyclist polishes his machine and looks forward to the long spring days in which he can explore the country around Cambridge. Every one knows how much more distance can be covered by a jolly party than by one or two riding alone. Appreciating this fact, the Harvard Bicycle Club has arranged for more frequent and longer runs than last year, when bad weather and small attendance made the meets less successful than they promise to be this spring. March...
...beat up the neighborhood and ends by accepting a couple of marbles in complete settlement. In this respect, the move is perhaps reminiscent of the French demands which caused temporary consternation at the Washington Conference, but proved to be only the French diplomat's method of requesting something much milder...