Word: old
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Cambridge post office, occupying Nos. 18 and 22 Boylston street, in Read's block, was yesterday formally opened and given up throughout to the inspection of the public. As the lease for the old office has not expired it has been thought best not to conduct the business of the mails in the new office until it is completely finished. This will probably be by Saturday...
...about one-thirty o'clock the Harvard Band escorted the carriers from the old office in Brattle square to the new post office. Speeches were then made by Mr. W. J. Cunningham, superintendent for Cambridge; Mr. G. S. Evans, chief post office inspector of New York; Colonel Thomas, postmaster of Boston, and Mr. John Read, the owner of the block. The speeches were followed by a flag raising...
...time I took charge of the crew, in February, there still remained owing to the 'Varsity management $351.32 from our old Freshman debt of $765. For various reasons it seemed necessary to Captain Goodrich that the class should buy a new shell, and our position was still further aggravated by an accident to the barge which cost $100. Under the circumstances there seemed nothing to do but to collect as much as possible from the class This was accordingly done, and we raised $842.50, practically all of which was turned in before the Spring recess...
...returning to Cambridge we had a series of unexpected bits of good luck in the selling of old boats, recovering the money spent on defective oars, and in other ways. We had up to that time incurred bills for a new cedar shell, for oars, training table, boat house charges, use of launch and various smaller items, amounting in all to $1131.76. We sold our broken barge for $50.00, the old paper shell of our freshman year for $20.00, our old cedar shell for $235.00, and the new one with the oars for $350.00. Including the money raised by subscription...
...old stand at Foster's is the best place in Cambridge to get a good lunch. All kinds of temperance drinks...