Word: sober
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...written by our earlier statesmen on the subject of the tariff. These papers, as he says, "are now reprinted in the hope that more easy access to them will be of service to teachers and students of economics, and will bring to the attention of thoughtful citizens serious and sober arguments removed from the heat of contemporary discussion...
...national committees and the campaign funds. The former bear the whole brunt of the battle and conduct the grand strategy of the campaign; the latter, since money, like water, seeks the lowest level, flood the doubtful states, and have become a source of sore trouble to the sober impulses of both parties...
...according to custom" has nowadays no force. We have made too many advances and improvements to take the conservative "according to custom" for our motto, Here is a needed improvement; one which cannot be made by any action of the authorities, but must be left to the sober judgement and the sense of the college. More especially must it be left to the sense of the lower classes, and this year we trust that their right judgement will be forthcoming...
...class oration and ode are sober and more or less pretentious affairs, while the poem and ivy oration are directly the opposite. Both aim to give, in a humorous way, the history of the class, and the ivy oration, although the most recent addition to the custom of the day, is the gem of the day. This position grew out of the old custom that when a president went out of office the class of that year should plant an evergreen to his memory and sometimes an ivy was substituted. While the planting went on it was the custom...
...throws the whole household into a state of misery and wretchedness. If, then, there are men who do not share the universal regard and love for John himself, and so are not concerned for his welfare, let them at least help in the good purpose of keeping John sober and straight by refraining from giving him liquor, for the sake of a family that is dependent upon...