Word: round
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...First round. - Page forced the fighting from the first, and following Smith up left and right, punished him quite badly. Smith soon recovered, and won deserved applause by several leads straight from the shoulder. Page excelled in round arm blows, while Smith's leading was very effective. At the close it was hard to say who had the best...
...Round as the orb of my forefather's shield...
...should have clear knowledge of the "crockery" and "repair" assessments and the surplus now happily resulting therefrom. Nothing can be simpler, and, it would seem, more equitable, than the working of these assessments. The repairs made from time to time have been averaged, and found to be near the round sum of $175 a month. In the same way, the purchases of new table-ware were found to amount on the average to four cents a week per capita. This four cents was settled upon by a careful estimate made a number of years ago and based on the accounts...
...evil effects of the examination system have been often commented on. One point, however, has never been mentioned, and that is the disastrous result they bring upon the financial prosperity of the country. One of the Harvard square barbers says that every time the examinations come round his trade so falls off as to materially affect his profits. Probably, though, whatever the barber loses goes to the oil producer for "midnight oil," so that no serious crisis is imminent...
...unable to open this, and much time was consumed while he made his way to Harvard square. There is little doubt but that the fire was caused by an overheated stove in the dark room, and speedy combustion was caused by the number of chemicals stored there. In round numbers the loss is estimated at $5000; insured for $1500. The chief loss, however, is in the large number of negatives that were in the operating room awaiting shipment to New York...