Word: ultra
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...shirt made from the muslin of N. Y. Mills and the bosom 2300 Linen, 6 for $9.00 and 6 for $12.00. We guarantee to have the best laundry in the city, as we have our own laundry. Our well known steam naphtha process for cleansing clothes is ne plus ultra. Repairing and pressing done in the best manner, as we always keep first class help. We keep constantly on hand the latest style of E. & W. collars and cuffs. Dress and evening ties, in lawn, silk or satin, white kid gloves, lisle thread hosiery, canes, Hollindoff pant stretcher, etc. Laundry...
...should give place to orators duly taught by our colleges, which exist to teach uses. It is treason to the republic to send untrained orators into the forum, since the will of many crystallized into laws and oratory is a supreme force to shape the crystals. An unreasoning and ultra-conservative distrust of any ability in any to find or to teach any adequate system of oratory is another reason for the neglect of our colleges to teach oratory. Assuming that the old inability is still upon us, colleges that forty years ago miserably failed to teach oratory still...
...professors in the literary department are agreed in the opinion that the introduction of the elective system into the last two or two and a half years of the collegiate courses has contributed much to this result. There has been in years past much undiscriminating criticism by some ultra-conservative college officers in the East of any attempt at modifying the iron-clad curriculum. But it is noteworthy that the very colleges which have been the sources of this criticism are themselves introducing the elective system into the latter half of the course. The commendations of it, which...
...their northern brethren. For something entirely novel and original, however, one must look to the West, to the so-called seats of learning that have sprung up with such appaling rapidity where lately the majestic red-skin roamed. Every month there come, with a whoop as it were, various ultra-western publications of a most startling appearance as to paper, advertisements and contents, with "please exchange" on the cover. They mean to play no second part to the journals of the effete East and the manner in which they receive any patronizing remarks makes the offending eastern editor glad that...
...Noera, the Harvard Furnishing Store, has employed Mr. J. Rogers, formerly with the well-known tailoring establishment of John Mitchell & Co. of N. Y. as cutter; has given him charge of his tailoring establishment Cleansing garments will be done by the steam naptha process, which is ne plus ultra. 436 Harvard Street...