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Word: perring (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...expected, comfort will not be found in anything built at the Ford plant. Much less will Wilhelm II rejoice at the thought of these pests among his imperial submersibles, for he can no longer rest assured of his weekly and ever-weakening toll of Allied vessels. Per chance Kultur will make him scoff when he hears a flivver manufacturer is going to check his naval warfare, but more likely he will increase the number or improve the type of his underwater raiders. In spite of baffled expectations to spend the last few winters in popular European resorts, the Kaiser...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FLIVVER DESTROYER | 2/9/1918 | See Source »

...total membership of the Co-operative Society on December 30, 1917, was 3,573, as compared with 4,117 at the same time last year. The number of University members has been reduced by nearly 900 as the result of the 40 per cent, falling off in the total registration. On the other hand, at Technology, where there has been no substantial decrease in attendance, the membership of the Society has been augmented by approximately...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WAR DIMINISHES SALES | 1/26/1918 | See Source »

...only course left. We charge every student to feel this responsibility. Electricity is the product most easily economized, and we can do a small though valuable bit of conserving. Think twice before flooding your suite with unnecessary light. Where two thousand are concerned the saving of a few hours per day by each is not insignificant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UP TO INDIVIDUALS | 1/23/1918 | See Source »

...total saving would be 75 watts per student, or 112,500 watt-hours. Call it 120 kilowatt-hours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Matter of Tons. | 1/19/1918 | See Source »

...certain rather old-fashioned Corliss steam engine requires 2.6 pounds of coal per horsepower per hour. Let us allow three, to take dynamo and transmission losses into consideration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Matter of Tons. | 1/19/1918 | See Source »

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