Word: record
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...least three million dollars of this government bond issue. It is not only large amounts from a few individuals which the government wishes, but that the issue may be spread among the entire nation, and thus add strength to the issue itself and the general financial situation. The greatest record which the United States has made in this respect--that of extending the sale to a large number of citizens--was at the time of the Civil War was the ratio...
...varied and sporadic. A football victory, a visit to the metropolis, a check from home, the end of the examinations, a large party, a small party, may serve as the whywithal of a "spree." The aftermath consists largely in telling how much he drank, remembering with a triplicated record the sum of beverages which come his way. If a college man had no one to drink with, if he had no one to tell about it afterwards, he would be as abstinent as a sailor...
...Club will produce "Believe Me, Xantippe," in Jordan Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. The play which is the Craig prize play of 1913, had a long run at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, and with John Barrymore and Mary Young taking the leading roles, made a record run on Broadway...
...Legion of Honor. He is the first American to receive this distinction for services during the war. Norton was one of the organizers of the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps at the outbreak of the war and has built up this branch of service until it now has a record of carrying over 30,000 wounded during...
...while he cannot rely on the tenderness of the instructor, the candidate must realize how necessary it is for him to pass. The year's record stands behind him, the possibilities of a commission before. His failure would mean a great deal to himself, and a great deal to the country, for every man available is needed. It would be a great calamity if a large number of those ready for the service of the nation were rejected because of academic failure...