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Word: odorous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...additional dishes often appear at breakfast. The directors endeavor to remove the causes of complaint whenever possible. As an instance, several additional pounds of coffee are now used every day to remedy the weakness of the coffee which was objected to. Airing the hall more, so that the unpleasant odor may not be so perceptible as heretofore, will necessitate the use of an extra quarter of a ton of coal daily. These changes will probably cause a rise in the price of board, which the management especially wish to avoid, and, in consequence, will be as economical as possible. Members...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Food at Memorial to be Improved. | 2/2/1888 | See Source »

EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: Some action ought to be taken by the college authorities in regard to the sanitary condition of the basement of Weld, particularly the basement of the south entry. For some time the halls havebeen infested with a foul odor which not only is disagreeable but also threatens the good health of all of us who room there. The cause of this nuisance is undoubtedley the poor condition of the drainage, and if it is not immediately repaired, diptheria and the other diseases which are prevalent at this season of the year will find this south entry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BAD FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS. | 2/14/1887 | See Source »

...obnoxious odor which pervaded the yard and its immediate neighborhood last Saturday morning, was caused by the smouldering of the cotton felting fastened around the water pipes which lead from University to Thayer. The smouldering was due to the close proximity of the steam pipes to the water pipes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/8/1887 | See Source »

Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball & Co. have produced a Cigarette that has long been desired. It is delicately perfumed, just enough to destroy the odor of the burning paper, and changes the smoke to an incense, so entirely different from the ordinary Cigarette, that no one can object to its use, it is innoxious and universally liked...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/11/1886 | See Source »

...purpose of cleanliness, lukewarm water and soap should be used on the parts most exposed, as the face, neck and hands, morning and evening. Water should not be allowed to dry into the hair, as a disagreeable odor is sometimes produced in this way, and the action of the glands interfered with. A fine-toothed comb should be used with great caution, and no comb violently...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Farnham's Lecture. | 3/18/1886 | See Source »

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