Word: tens
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...notice with interest the statement in TIME, that the author of the "Jones Law," or the ''Five & Ten," "had seen only one drunken man in his life" (TIME, April 1). If the Senator made such statement, I would like to recall to his mind, when he must have seen them as many as three at a time, unless he was "seeing without eyes." This particular instance was about the time, in 1889, or the early '90s, when he was employed as a stenographer by Spike & Arnold, in Yakima, Wash., and one of his former employers, Sidney...
...Army, although it has been outdoors only ten days, has shown itself to be a smooth-working aggregation. The New York Giants gained a 6 to 1 decision over them, while the powerful University of Pennsylvania nine secured only a 4 to 1 verdict. In the latter contest, Stribling, who is slated to twirl this afternoon, pitched the first five innings and yielded but one run. In the event that Stribling falters, Beauchamp will be called to the box for mound duty. Zimmerman and Humber, Cadet gardeners, are the most dangerous of the visiting batters...
According to A. W. Samborski '25, director of intramural athletics, the game is easy to learn. It consists of four ten-minute quarters and is played on a field of the same size as a regular gridiron...
...degree of S. B. It is analogous to membership in Phi Beta Kappa for candidates for the A. B. degree. The Juniors who have just been elected represent the highest eighth of their class. They swell the total undergraduate membership of the chapter to 15, the other ten being Seniors...
...Harmony Grove, Calif., one Henry Van Steenberger last week sat, on a bet, before ten gallons of wine. He quaffed, guzzled, bibbed, choked down more, sipped, strained, swallowed hard, until only a half-pint remained after three nights and two days of drinking "at one sitting." Then Bibber Van Steenberger lost his bet. He fell over dead...