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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...sweet childhood's want of care...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Brooklet. | 6/15/1877 | See Source »

...respect the Freshman class for their pluck in attacking the calculus en masse, but we want to see them after the battle has been fought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 6/15/1877 | See Source »

...last we got on the health side of the question, and she struck into a new path by saying, 'Now, Cousin Harry, just to prove to you how unhealthy it is, I want to show you something papa taught me. Light your cigarette, - it's the only one I'll ever give you leave to light, - and fill your mouth with smoke. That's right. Now put down your cigarette and take your handkerchief...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTHING BUT SMOKE. | 6/15/1877 | See Source »

...rich and want poverty, please send...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A NEW DANAE. | 6/1/1877 | See Source »

...canoe race that followed was the most amusing feature of the day, and drew forth from the spectators frequent shouts of good-natured derision. The entries were: Jacobs and Cutler against P. Tuckerman and Ellis, the latter being allowed 5 seconds. Messrs. Tuckermann and Ellis showed some slight want of practice, especially in steering their canoe; but they worked hard, and managed to come in 10 seconds behind their opponents, thus losing the race by 5 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SCRATCH RACES. | 5/18/1877 | See Source »

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