Word: neither
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Earle '94 won the Light Weight Wrestling against E. C. Ellis '94. Ellis was much the quicker but Earle though shorter appeared the stronger. Neither succeeded in getting a fall during the first six minutes, but after about two minutes in the second bout, Earle caught a body hold. Ellis made a bridge but was forced down and the bout was awarded to Earle...
...Some naturalists explain it by saying that these migratory birds originated in the north and were driven south by the cold waves of the glacial period. Others say that all birds originated in the south and soon some were compelled to migrate to the north by lack of room. Neither of these theories seems very probable...
...slowly leaving him, all the time waiting for the hot water to come back again. This takes it for granted that he finally gets hot water. When, however, he does not, he has either to take a sudden plunge in the shower bath, or go without bathing, in neither case deriving the benefit of a good, warm water bath. Moreover he runs a great risk of catching cold. There is not the slightest excuse for this state of things continuing a day longer. Whoever has charge of the boilers should see that there is an ample supply of hot water...
...city, and tries to make that department a model of efficiency and economy; finally, he is promoted to the same work in one of the great cities of the kingdom. Here, if successful, he holds a life office with the assurance of a pension for himself and his family. Neither politics nor even residence affects a city government in its selection of such...
...been, is characterized by a simple vigor of expression, a boldness in conception of plot, and an excellent sense of the fitness of things. Mr. Flandrau excels rather in vivid descriptions than in character delineations, and in the sketch under discussion the descriptive portions are the best parts, for neither the hero nor the heroine of the sketch stand out very clearly and the little conversation that there is is not particularly good...