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PARK THEATRE.- "Pawn Ticket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amusements. | 11/14/1887 | See Source »

...question as, "Ought a University to attempt the moral guidance of its students?" is obviously too easy for consideration, while the question "Is Charity harmful?" is promptly and decidedly answered by those men who have contributed various sums towards getting a worthy engineer's "valuable surveying instruments" out of pawn. Lines of argument in the discussion of "What is the cause of volcanic action?" and "Are earthquakes the result of a single cause?" would be too easily suggested by the recent College House explosion. "Was the rush of October 8th premeditated?" might possibly admit of some doubt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/3/1885 | See Source »

...every student's book-case"; the swarthy Spaniard with cigars, "smuggled, senor," and strong enough at that to knock down and annihilate any daring customs officer; these are familiar callers. The latest character to appear is the young man who has a fine set of surveying instruments in pawn, and wishes to borrow money enough to redeem them. As all his former friends have failed him he wishes to add you to the circle of his acquaintance and offers to reimburse any small loan you may feel inclined to make, out of the proceeds of his future surveys...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/19/1885 | See Source »

...following advertisement appeared in a German university town paper: For Rent-Fine room, good distance from the university and close to a pawn shop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 2/28/1884 | See Source »

Hamilton Pollard, a waiter at Memorial Hall, was arrested yesterday by Sergt. Dalton for the larceny of three coats, owned by students. One of the garments was discovered in a pawn shop in Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 10/19/1882 | See Source »

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