Word: weeded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following are the officers of the Everett Athenxum: Merriam, president; Huddleston, vice president; Thompson, secretary; Lloud, treasurer, Luques, chorister; O. R. Roberts, stage manager; Palmer, Von Klenze and Weed, Standing committee, and Rankin, Hobson and Stevens, editors...
...following are the sophomores who will read for the Lee Prize on Thursday evening: Ayars, Fay, Fraser, Hamlin, Hobson, Howes, Hutchins, C. O. Lander, Merriam, Miller, Miller, Payne, J. W. Richardson, O. B. Roberts Rogers, Sanborn, Stevens, H. A. Taylor, Waterman, Weed and Woodbury...
...following men from '86 have been elected as the second ten of the Everett Athenxum: Messrs. Huddlestor, G. B. Stevens, Palmer, Weed, Lloyd, R. W. Jennings, O. B. Roberts, La Monte, Kendall and Snyder...
...blood corpuscules are ranged regularly in rows, but in an habitual user of tobacco these corpuscules are not ranged in order but are apparently confused, and the liquid which supports them is much thinner. So that, for instance, a cut in the hand of a man who uses the weed requires a much longer time to heal than a cut in the hand of one who does not. Tobacco acts first as an irritant, then has no effect, and finally as a paralyzing agent upon one just beginning to use it, so that instead of its being...
...system becomes so accustomed to it as not at the time to exhibit any effect, yet it tends to irritate the nervous system. If it were not for the action of the liver and kidneys in throwing off the tobacco poison, a user of the weed could not live. The action of these organs is shown by the yellowish tint and puffed condition of the skin of the habitual tobacco user. Although it has been much discussed whether or not tobacco is good for a man when used moderately, yet there can be no doubt of its injuriousness to growing...