Word: mothers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...less marked feature, but one found necessary from the natural desire of youth for an eccentric and somewhat heterogeneous diet, is the honor system which by holding out a bauble, induces the inconstant youth to adopt a more rational and regular course of intellectual food, much as an indulgent mother persuades her darling boy to eat meat and forego pie by promising him a new rocking-horse. He may eat pie if he chooses and follow it up with a course of equally indigestable pastries, but in that case he will get no rocking-horse. The Harvard youth...
...Perin, '82, of Cincinnati, whose death was announced a few days since, died Dec. 4 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he had gone with his mother and brother for the benefit of his failing health. Death resulted from hemorrhage and quick consumption...
...Mother Harvard ends...
Around the genial Mother's board...
...Michigan man dreamed recently that his aunt was dead. The dream proved true. He tried the same dream on his mother-in-law, but it didn't work...