Word: contradiction
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...delination of character "The Barber's Romance" is successful to the end. Pride and self-assertion compromised by marriage is the theme. But beside others, the story has this additional merit, that, as the writer says-and no one after reading would attempt to contradict him-the plot is founded on facts. The reader finishes the story with nothing but pity for the poor, insulted little Frenchman, brought by love to mediocrity; and is forced for a time on this one phase of life so well depicted...
...given last evening in Sever Hall by Mr. Horace White, of New York. In taking Senator Sherman's speech before the Home Market Club as a text, Mr. White said that he did not wish to throw difficulties in the way of a presidential candidate, but only to contradict pernicious teachings. Senator Sherman says that a surplus is more easily taken care of than a deficit. Our history proves that this is untrue, as whenever deficits have occurred they have been remedied simply by increasing the taxes. The surplus of 1837, on the other hand, after causing great trouble...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:-Please allow me to contradict a statement made in your article yesterday on the Conference Frangaise. I wish to state, on behalf of the Executive Committee (which has entire charge of electing new members) that any such "appeal" for new candidates for membership is neither authorized nor desired by the committee. We have a present membership of about 53, and the committee has thus far rejected nearly half the applicants for admission. I give these facts so that any man who takes your appeal to heart may not feel crushed if his application "n' est pas facorablement...
...Prior to 1886 the attitude of Great Britain and Canada did not contradict this principle...
...asked by the Anniversary Committee to contradict the report that the torchlight parade will be on Monday evening. It will be Saturday as announced...