Word: tubercular
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...home, 12 Day street, North Cambridge, last Sunday afternoon. McGowan was a graduate of Cambridge Latin School, and had done remarkably well in his studies during the time that he attended college. He was forced to leave, however early in the winter, when he was strike with tubercular peritonitis. A funeral service will be held at his home this morning at 11.30 o'clock, and the burrs mass will be said in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, met tomorrow...
Together with the pungent and capable editorial on the Speakers' Club, Mr. Thayer's story "Defense de Cracher" possesses distinguishing merit. Here, too, the manner is as modern as the matter. Mr. Thayer tells the story of the tubercular concierge with exactness of tone and economy of material. One is tempted to say that there is not a word too much. The judicious use of such recurring details as the companionable hen and Fraeulein Goldschmidt's "It would not have happened in Germany" give the impression of skill and sureness of touch. Indeed, the author achieves the seemingly impossible...