Word: money
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...stores of wisdom. But after I had told him about fifty times how old I was, how large my allowance was, etc., it began to grow monotonous. I said, "Look here, old fellow! I'll just write down all those things, such as how old I am, how much money my father has, how many sisters I have, how old they are, etc., and then you can nail it up on your door so that you need not bother yourself to come in here when you want to find out, you know." No go. He came in just the same...
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by graduates to give, in January, several theatrical performances in town. The money received will be used in paying off the debt incurred by the crews of last summer...
LAST year a room in the College Buildings could hardly be had for love or money; now there are eleven rooms vacant...
...fact that a dormitory such as Beck Hall has been put up by private persons during the past summer, should suggest some reflections to the College authorities. The owner of this hall has invested a considerable amount of money in his enterprise; he bought the land at a good price, and the taxes upon the property must amount to quite a sum. He expects, no doubt, to be paid an excellent rate of interest upon all this investment, and, judging from the fact that the owner of Little's Block has an annual return of eight per cent...
...shall say but one word more. Don't spend too much money on your room, for you will be less and less in it every year. If you become a grind, you will spend half your time in the Library; if you become a man of fashion, in society, societies, and the clubs. And that the latter fate may be yours is the sincere hope...