Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...amusing incident occurred at the reception tendered to the Glee and Banjo Clubs after their concert at Fall River, Wednesday evening. The hall, which was lighted with electric lights, was suddenly thrown into pitchy darkness in the midst of a mazy waltz. Imagination pictures the tender scenes that followed without the aid of electric lights...
...those who are already ambitious earnest workers to over-exertion. Success renders them conceited: failure often makes them bitter and discouraged. The whole system practically amounts to a lottery where the time staked instead of being regarded as a means of culture and future usefulness is considered as almost thrown away if the mercenary competitor fails to draw a prize...
...lecturer illustrated his remarks by numerous experiments, one of which was very beautiful. The magnified image of an are light was thrown upon a screen, and its intense heat shown by burning a clay pipe...
...number of games between Harvard and Yale were increased, the interest would be lessened, and the attendance would diminish. In case of a dispute, the representatives would disagree and a deadlock would be the consequence, and neither would be willing to submit to arbitration. When the question was thrown open to the house, a large number availed themselves of the opportunity. The following gentlemen spoke in favor of the affirmative: A. Burr, '89; F. B. Williams, '88; C. Hunneman, '89; A. J. Wells, L. S.; S. C. Lawrence, '90. The following addressed the meeting in belief of the negative...
...Chilian copper to some working men, and let them work out the results. They soon came to him and said that the tax had diminished our exports to Chili by four-fifths, and that a number of laborers, who had formerly made the exported articles, were thrown out of employment. Owing to the excellence of our soil and machinery, 80 percent, of our products are out of the reach of foreign competition, and with free raw materials probably 90 per cent. would be in the same situation. When England became a free trade country, the same argument that...