Word: pureness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Lord Chamberlain has forbidden the performance of "Divorcons" and "Nimche" in London. The very, very pure young man may soon prohibit some of Shakespere's plays...
...yards of costly silk hangings woven at the celebrated establishment of Cheney Bros., for his new mansion in New York. The hand embroidery on this beautiful material cost nearly four thousand dollars. The silk draperies made by the same concern expressly for him are delicately interwoven with threads of pure gold and cost fifty dollars per yard...
...excessive grind now going on daily at the library calls attention again to the poor ventilation of the reading-room. It would be well if the windows could be opened for a while every morning, so that pure, fresh air might be let in. In this way time could also be given to heat up the room again before the students get to work...
...supply of fresh air other than that from the furnace in cold weather, and perhaps a small opening in the window during warm weather. The confined air is still further vitiated by the gases and other products of chemical experiments. No one could reasonably expect to have perfectly pure air in a chemical laboratory, but leaving out of consideration the pollution of the atmosphere by the chemicals used, the means of ventilation in Boylston Hall are altogether inadequate...
...Pure lack of wit it is to love...