Word: search
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Prof. Shaler is to direct the search soon to be made of an alleged coal mine in the town of Mansfield. The coal near the surface is slatey, but it is believed that further down there is a rich deposit...
...outsiders, are projecting a settlement in that State and expect to obtain a charter for that purpose. The representative of the proposed company, who is looking for a site, is Mr. Charles W. Luck, Harvard, '82, who left Jacksonville a few weeks since and went up the river in search of a spot upon which to locate the company. The colony will consist of nine Harvard men, three of whom are from '82. It has been decided to settle in Gautemala, in order to raise sugar, together with a few of the more profitable drugs...
...explanatory note: "The mineral cabinet occupied the east lower room of Harvard Hall, till it was moved to the upper room in Harvard, which had been occupied by the library." On the fly-leaf is the following interesting note by John Langdon Sibley: "After Webster's execution, search was made for this book, with the hope that it might result in some pecuniary benefit to his family. After a long time it was found in a box with minerals. Friends of the family were consulted, and the writer was advised not to mention it, but to appropriate this book...
...which he has to learn that new science - how to influence and deal with human nature. Every man, especially every young man, thinks he can edit a newspaper and manage a farm; but let the first-honor man of boasted 'fine literary abilities' go into a newspaper office in search of a position and see what welcome he will meet. He will find that an education is needed which he has never had, even to write Personals or to report a fire. If he follows the multitude and goes West, he will discover in every cattle ranch college-bred...
Eighteen days' search has resulted in the recovery of the body of Mr. Conly of the Kellogg Opera Company, in Chesterfield lake...