Word: though
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...today, yet ours is a hundred times as powerful. The electric light used to be seen only on the lecturer's table, but now his thunder has been stolen by the practical men of the day, and electricity lights our streets. The German experiments are almost microscopic, though the conclusions drawn from them are enormous...
...desperate work. In the second half the Athletics soon secured the ball and after a good run by Morrison, Curtis made another touchdown from which a goal was kicked. Peters' good rush was soon followed by a touchdown and goal for the Athletics, who failed to score again though they kept the ball in Technology's territory most of the time. Final score, 22 to 0. This game is the last of the season for both elevens. The teams were made up as follows...
...December Atlantic describes in a delightful manner one of the most famous of the old time taverns of Boston. The Bunch of Grapes was one of those old-fashioned inns for the entertainment of man and beast about which a thousand historical memories cluster, and whose kindly hospitality, "though lost to sense, still through memory stirs the heart and kindles the imagination...
...monuments are not to be judged by the same standard as for instance, the Parthenon frieze. They are probably the work of mere craftsmen. Many, nevertheless, possess great beauty, though they vary much among themselves. It has been suggested that they were kept in stock, but there is no proof of this theory, and the fact that the figures are evidently intended to represent particular persons militates strongly against...
...loss of the Yale game Harvard takes third place in the championship series. Though the season has not been as successful as we hoped and expected it would be, yet there is much in the record of the eleven of which we may justly be proud. In practice the men have trained hard and faithfully, and in the great games they have made every exertion to win. A closer or better contested game than that of Saturday could hardly be imagined. In so slight a defeat there is no disgrace. It can safely be said that no Harvard eleven...