Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...game played in silk stockings, without pads, and with nothing but fast bowling; and very justly observed that under such circumstances a very stringent rule preventing a man from stopping a ball with his leg was not necessary. Now, however, he said, you give a man pads that are perfect protection, introduce slow bowling, and yet expect the same old rule to be effective. Finally the vote was taken and every club voted for the change...
...line of perfect-fitting flannel shirts and cheviots at low prices contains some most attractive patterns not to be duplicated...
...telescope has been successfully accomplished. A defect in the movement of the revolving floor of the dome will be remedied by means of four hydraulic rams which will move the floor at the rate of a foot per minute. The observatory has been provided with the best and most perfect astronomical instruments, including a spectroscope having a prismatic field of thirteen feet. More than $600,000 have been spent and only $100,000 remain of the original fund. The expenses for repairs and salaries will be about $50.000 annually, which will be a heavy drain on the resources...
...line of perfect-fitting flannel shirts and cheviots at low prices contains some most attractive patterns not to be duplicated...
...BRINE, CUSTOM TAILOR.- We have now ready on our counters the finest line of English and Scotch Suitings ever shown-1000 Scotch Suitings; 1000 English Pant patterns; 500 Spring Overcoat patterns. All our work guaranteed first-class and a perfect fit in all cases. J. B. BRINE, 8 Boylston street, next to post office, Cambridge...