Word: plates
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...view of the fact that Joel Williams, member of a book ring which stole over 2500 volumes from the College Library, has been convicted and sentenced, officials of the library have determined to put in each of the recovered books the following plate: "This book was stolen from the Harvard College Library. It was later recovered. The thief was sentenced to two years at hard labor...
...reference to this book plate, library officials stated: "We make no comments, as none are needed." All the volumes in question had to be kept under lock and key until the case had been decided...
...There is no direct connection between the revolving fixture and the dial in the cubicle. The spindle above ends in a flat horizontal plate, and close beneath is another plate. Electrically charged, the lower swings with the other, but is not subject to spinning...
...sacrificed accuracy for sensation alism in describing the creation of the Joslyn fortune. It was chiefly gained through the success of the Western Newspaper Union, much better described as an institution to make country newspapers more interesting to their subscribers and profitable to their publishers than purveyors of boiler plate...
...Vagabond turned hopefully toward the third, hitherto silent, member of the party. "I never have read the column." The Vagabond pushed away his plate of humble pie and departed, the world in ashes. The cruel words rang loudly in his old ears and when he thought thereon he wept...