Word: stocked
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...celebration of May-day at a country fair. The centre of attraction is the "Exhibition of the World's Wonders," the marvels of which, I. Will Ketcham, itinerant showman and promoter, is impressing on all the country folk. Ketcham's chief concern, however, is to dispose of the stock of the mine. He succeeds in interesting Caleb Sweet, leading citizen of the village, and the three selectmen. But by flirtation with Priscilla Sweet, reported by Nehemiah Obadiah Brown, he incurs the jealousy of his wife, Belle Equestria. At this point Nehemiah Brown's guardian, Ikey Ikklehopper, sues for the hand...
...race suicide," which has so impressed uncritical minds. There is as much danger of race suicide as there is of famine through over-population. The real danger is that there may be race degeneration through the failure to multiply on the part of those best fitted to improve the stock; that is, those who have shown their talents by their achievements. Obviously, no race can maintain its quality if it practices those methods which stock breeders would adopt if they aimed at the production of an inferior stock, that is, by breeding principally from inferior or mediocre individuals. From this...
...such a portion of the College Yard as can be given to it will not hold long all the books belonging to the general library of the University. The President thinks the best solution of this difficulty is to plan not to keep in the central building a stock of more than about a million volumes; and have other places of storage for the least useful volumes. If the idea of a limited library could once be accepted, the classification of books on the shelves could be made reasonably permanent, and many sources of waste or fruitless expense dried...
...received his early education in the Boston Latin and English high schools. He was graduated from Harvard with the class of seventy-seven. Immediately following his graduation he went into the banking business in which he remained all his life. He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and of the Union, University and Racquet clubs of New York...
...operative Society Store in Dane Hall--Until December 28, the store will be open at the usual hours, except on Christmas, when it will be closed. From December 28 to January 2, inclusive, the store will be closed for stock-taking...