Word: ironically
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Sanderson will speak tonight at the regular meeting of the Conference Francaise, on "the Man of the Iron Mask...
...Annexation would add greatly to the resources of this country, in wheat lands, forests, furs, fisheries, coal, iron, etc.- No. Am. Rev., Feb., 1889, 54-73; Science 3, 756; Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine...
...expected that not much time will be required to do that work, since a part of the inside walls will be finished in Philadelphia pressed brick with red mortar, and therefore will require no further finishing. Work on the flooring has not yet been begun, but the supporting iron cross beams are all in place and the actual work of laying the floors will be begun as soon as is practicable. Throughout the whole building every care has been taken to add to the convenience of the rooms, and the only drawback is in the apparent lowness of the ceilings...
...stretched upon a frame of pine scantling three-quarters of an inch wide and half an inch thick. It is built in small sections, so that it can be easily and cheaply transported. The building when ready for occupancy is 18x22 feet. The top is surmounted by a galvanized iron cupola, which is made in movable sections. The building is divided into three rooms, is lighted by six large windows, and has two entrances, one on either side...
...boat will be put into the tank this morning and will be ready for use as soon as the water is let in. As the supply pipe is small, it may take a day or two to fill the tank. The wooden partitions have been fixed in place by iron rods running entirely across the tank, and all other work of construction has been completed. The barge which will be used is that of the '76 crew, the first ever used at Harvard...