Word: mothers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to his relatives in their affliction, and especially to the father and mother, to whom it was denied to be present at the death of an only...
...committee at Lasell Seminary has written to all the graduates of that institution asking the mother to send photographs of their children...
...interests of the United States demand the annexation of Canada," was opened on the affirmative by W. Coulson, S. S. He briefly sketched the relations of Canada with England while a colony, under the old system of navigation laws. Then only was Canada a source of prosperity to the mother country; now the dominion has become a heavy burden. Annexation did not mean war by any means, for England would not feel sorry to part with the drain upon her resources. The practical business men in Canada were all in favor of annexation; the sentimentalists alone opposed it. The resources...
...improved appearance of the paper. The change from a black and white to a crimson and white cover, the absence of the dividing line between the columns, and the new arrangement both of prose and verse all go to make up a very attractive-looking paper. Old Mother Advocate stepping out of her ancient crinoline and poke bonnet, and arraying herself in the garments which modern fashion demands, presents a very pretty and graceful picture, and she need not blush at it either. She has our sincerest congratulations, applause and good wishes on this, her first appearance under the able...
...mastery of the English language to be the one thing absolutely essential to the education of English speaking men, and we regard the literature of the English language as the one literature with which it is a shame for any educated man or woman to whom English is a mother tongue to be unfamiliar. We hold that a loving familiarity with our own literature is of much greater worth as education and cultivation than all else that the colleges teach or can teach, and we rejoice in the courage shown by Harvard College in laying aside academic traditions and seeking...