Word: obtained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...leaving Cambridge before tomorrow afternoon may obtain their copies of the Senior Album at the Crimson Building between 7.30 and 8.30 tonight. Only a limited number have been rushed through to supply those men who will be unable to get them at the general distribution tomorrow. All those who can wait until then are requested not to apply this evening...
...Republicans, unable to obtain exact count of the fugitive circulation of The National Republican which lived strenuously for several years as a weekly, lately changed to a monthly, diagnosed Representative Oldfield as having been infected with the bacillus optimisticus common to all circulation managers...
...Oldfield's real purpose is, of course, not to obtain circulation, but to create a dynamo. His dynamo is designed to generate high voltage of partisan pride among scattered Democratic editors who, in turn, will supply voltage to the voters. With a circuit working as efficiently as himself, Mr. Oldfield believes the Democratic Party will magnetize Congress in 1926 and the White House...
...These steps can clearly be seen in travelling from the far East to the West as I intend to do on my trip next fall. By visiting all the countries on my itinerary, we shall obtain a concept of the swing of evolution. Opportunity will be given to study the lower forms of animal life, in the case of birds from the cassowary to the bustard, and in the case of mammals from marsupials to elephants and domestic animals, and in the case of humans from the Papuan, with his simple tribal government to the more complex man farther North...
...been decided that stags will be seated at supper, instead of receiving service only at the buffet. The opportunity to sign up for table partners has passed and couples will be seated arbitrarily. Opportunity will still be given stags to obtain tickets at $5 apiece...