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Word: comfortable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...else it will practically be impossible to bathe between five and half-past five in the afternoons without getting out of all patience waiting for a turn. A little money expended on the bathing facilities in the gymnasium would certainly go a great way in restoring a man's comfort and peace of mind after exercising...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/2/1889 | See Source »

...safe side, and we would urge the directors of the Hall to return to the old system of leaving umbrellas checked in the auditor's office. A little more care on the part of the men who make such mistakes through thoughtlessness would result in the greater comfort of every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/8/1889 | See Source »

...surprise to any stranger who might have been present at Saturday's game. In no better way can the college show its appreciation of the praiseworthy efforts of the eleven than by its action on Saturday; and the enthusiasm thus shown under the greatest drawbacks, as far as physical comfort is concerned, must have been extremely gratifying to the members of the team. Still, we desire to add one word to those who are still undecided whether or no to accompany the eleven to Princeton. The distance is great, but the team needs encouragement and we should like...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/13/1888 | See Source »

...management of the football association has shown commendable enterprise in ridding Jarvis Field of the unsightly and unsafe row of wooden seats on the south side of the field. In their place a far more comfortable and substantial set of seats is now being built. Last year the old seats were found to be totally inadequate for the needs of the crowd coming out see the championship football games, and many and loud were the complaints on that score. The spectators will now have every opportunity of viewing a game with comfort, untormented by the constant fear of some rotten...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/15/1888 | See Source »

...feet by 89, and the tower is 95 feet high. The utmost care has been shown in providing for the three essentials to a good library-first, the accommodation for the books themselves; second, the space and facilities afforded the librarian and his assistants, and third, the convenience and comfort of all who use the library. Mr. Justin Winsor, the librarian at Harvard, has helped the builders in meeting these requirements by many valuable suggestions which he has had cause to notice from the structure of our own library. Of course, the new library building is entirely fire-proof...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Library Building for the University of Pennsylvania. | 10/2/1888 | See Source »

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