Word: saws
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...extend our heartiest birthday congratulations to the Advocate, our eldest sister. She first saw the light in those stormy days at the end of the great Civil War, when the changes, which have since made Harvard a university, were beginning. Through change and storm she has remained steadfast. During her life one college paper and another has risen, flourished, and died; but she alone, among all untouched, has held her sway. Our best wish is that she may be worthy to stand as the oldest paper of "Fair Harvard," our oldest seat of learning. For if the Advocate ever fairly...
...review may be interesting to many. The writer begins by giving a brief sketch of the silver controversy, which really started in 1876, when the relative values of silver and gold began to change from the old standard of sixteen to one. The knowing ones, even at that time, saw that the alteration would probably be permanent, and that sooner or later the subject of Bimetallism would be an issue in our politics. But it was not until the passage of the Bland-Allison bill, in the early part of 1878, that public attention was forcibly called to the matter...
...strong men of Yayle on ye field of Mr. Jarviss. Ye game was watched by ye referee Master Pinkeytighte. Ye game was begun at ye hour of dawn and was closed at ye ringing of ye dinner belle. Many maids and matrons sate on ye fence of rales and saw ye playe. When Master P. had admonished ye players, ye stronge rusherman of ye faire Harvarde youths sallied yth the balle downe ye north side of ye field toe ye pond of John Eliot. Insomuch as bothe ye teames were dressed in suits of plaine homspune ye men of Yayle...
...humorous events of the night, it can only be said with the circus posters, "See small bills," by which can be understood that each and every member of both societies can and will make of himself a special reporter and relate interesting tales of the trip. The next morning saw most of the party on board the Boston train, and no less disposed to enjoy themselves than on the day before. The train rolled into the Boston depot at last and the trip of the Glee Club and Sodality to Portland was over...
...suddenly, in the midst of the gloom, there came a sound that startled the weary scribes, and they saw among them a familiar figure...