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...Cambridge prides itself on its industrial progress, and justly, for while most of New England has been undergoing a serious business slump, Cambridge has seen new and prosperous factories rising within its limits. The latest indication of the city's progress is the painting of a huge sign, in ten-foot letters, on the roof of one of its factories, to signify to the airplane routes of the future that Cambridge lies below...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TOWN AND GOWN | 3/9/1928 | See Source »

...first the large cost of transportation was considered a serious obstacle to the appearance in the Stadium of the famous ten-foot drum and its attendants. A contribution from the H. A. A., and from Purdue Alumni, and a collection taken up in the college was supplemented by an offer from. Roxy, New York theatrical producer, for a one-night engagement at his theatre, insuring the needed funds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ACADEMIC BONDS KEEP PURDUE BAND AT HOME | 10/8/1927 | See Source »

There they were met by an honor guard of boy scouts, by bands, by marchers carrying ten-foot cornstalks. That evening, General Dawes delivered his speech. It dealt with the farm question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Another Dawes Plan? | 9/8/1924 | See Source »

...altered the conception by winning the all-around senior aquatic championship of the country for women. In the past season she won the fancy diving championship (from a four-foot board), swam on the winning 400-yard relay team, and was runner up in fancy diving from a ten-foot board, and the free style swim at 100, 220 and 500 yards, the back stroke at 150 yards, and was third in the 50-yard free style. She is 16 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Mermaid | 6/4/1923 | See Source »

...ten-foot American flag is now flying from the new fifty-foot flag-pole at the crew quarters. The weather was rather windy in the morning but was calm this afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREWS BEING DRILLED ON FINISH AND RECOVERY | 6/11/1915 | See Source »

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