Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...advantage to the consumer would be very slight...
...those interested in the development of spoken language. English, as spoken in America is not characterized by the strongly marked dialects which are observed in the speech of the people in the different parts of England, and yet, in the speech of Americans there exist differences, oftentimes as slight as the mere variation in the pronunciation of some words, which indicate the existence in a more or less advanced stage, of some development of distinct dialects in the spoken language of our country. The dialect stories which have been published in the magazines have done something to awaken an interest...
...laid on the fact that weak men may become strong athletes, and as an example of the effect of athletic training upon men who were not naturally strong, two cases are cited. One of them is Wallace, Yale's end rush. who according to Mr. Dole was a slight, nervous fellow, hollow-chested and an inveterate smoker. At that time Mr. Dole was in charge of the gymnasium and could compel them to take exercise, and Wallace, becoming interested in his work, took up athletics in earnest and persevered until he gained his present reputation as an athlete...
More than half the money necessary to build Yale's proposed new gymnasium has already been subscribed. At the last meeting of the committee of the alumni, held in New York, Wednesday, the general plans prepared for the new gymnasium were approved. Slight changes necessary for the accommodation of a rowing tank were made, but in the main Professor Richard's designs will be strictly carried out. President Dwight, in behalf of the corporation, has promised a suitable side for the building near the college square...
Professor Cooke, having met with a slight accident, was unable to give his lecture on "The Two Sicilles," with which he was to have completed his course on Italian cities, last evening. In order not to disappoint the audience, Dr. O. W. Huntington Kindly consented to show the views which Professor Cooke had collected in Southern Italy and Sicily...