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...Carl Schurz is writing a book on Henry Clay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 1/3/1884 | See Source »

...that of foot-ball accidents. He still reads that famous chapter descriptive of the schoolhouse match in "Tom Brown"-a chapter which, next to the other famous one concerning the fight between Tom and Slogger Williams, has been more read by English boys than any other of any other book in the language-as he used to read it at school. He recalls the private school matches-games of the mildest description, pursued under the immediate eye of a master. He remembers his transfer to the world of public school foot-ball the punt about between hours, the compulsory game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE OLD FOOT-BALL PLAYER. | 12/22/1883 | See Source »

...William Blaikie, the author of "How to Get Strong and How to Stay So." has just issued another book called "Sound Bodies for Our Boys and Girls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 12/21/1883 | See Source »

Lost-on Monday evening, Dec. 17th, probably during the dancing at Memorial Hall, an alligator-skin pocket-book, with card inside. The finder will confer a great favor by returning the same to T. N. Rhinelander, 736 Cambridge street...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPECIAL NOTICES. | 12/21/1883 | See Source »

Lost-on Monday evening, Dec. 17th, probably during the dancing at Memorial Hall, an alligator-skin pocket-book, with card inside. The finder will confer a great favor by returning the same to T. N. Rhinelander, 736 Cambridge street...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPECIAL NOTICES. | 12/20/1883 | See Source »