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Word: upping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Because young Cohen is the son of a wealthy father in New York and because that father has no sympathy with the economic theories of his son, the latter's sensational acts during the past week or more in the advocacy of his political principles has been "played up" by...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Bigger And Better Than Ever" | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

Higher up there should be less question though some might consider Mercur overrated to a certain degree. He certainly handed Allison a most artistic beating in the Nationals, and compiled an impressive record for steady good play. Some would like to see Lott above Hunter, and a good many would...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

In the two games played so far this season, against Colby and Boston University, the Granite State eleven has tossed 24 passes, of which 18 were completed. Six of the seven touchdowns run up against the two opposing teams were scored through the air. John Shea seems to be the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

Success for any human undertaking rests primarily upon the quality of the men involved. An amidst the scurry for improvement, Professor Henderson's advice to mark time until the human element has caught up with the mechanical and theoretical rings true like an age-old maxim. Certainly the real significance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEN AND MACHINES | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

This discouraging news is the aftermath of a declaration by President Angell that Yale students return from weekends exhausted physically and mentally. In a way we're sorry for Harvard and Yale men; we're sorry for any man who goes to J, and we've walked up Sunset ourselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Sorry for Harvard" | 10/10/1929 | See Source »

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