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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...what every one needs. The ink is stored in a rubber pouch enclosed in a neat glass frame or stand. The construction is such that turning a thumb screw on the top of the inkstand forces up a steel saucer kept beneath the rubber ink pouch, bringing into sight in a glass cube or dipping cup just the amount of ink needed...
...train was very late in arriving at New York, and there was time only for a short rehearsal in the hotel parlors and for a hasty dinner before the hour at which the concert was to begin arrived. The sight which met the eyes of the students as they entered Chickering Hall was very gratifying. Of the twelve hundred seats, nearly every one had been taken, and the audience was as brilliant as it was large. The clubs were stimulated to do their best, and the result was undoubtedly a great surprise...
Wednesday morning, breakfast was eaten in Cincinnati. During the day the cable cars which climb the steep hills of the city were well patronized by those who had fallen under the influence of the sight-seeing habit. The suspension bridge over the Ohio was crossed by many who desired to set foot on Kentucky soil...
...National Swedish Concert Company gave a concert here in the lecture course last Tuesday evening, one of the finest concerts that has ever been given in Hanover. Their singing was of a very high order, and in their picturesque costumes they made a most attractive sight...
Certain petty abuses connected with prompt attendance at recitations have sprung up lately, which, trivial as they may appear at first sight, are extremely annoying. We refer especially to the way some men have of carrying five, ten and fifteen minutes after a recitation has begun before entering the class room. In some of the nine o'clock recitations, the classes rarely get settled down to work until a quarter of an hour after the proper time. This negligence could be overlooked if it were exceptional, but once the example of coming in late is set, it is soon found...