Word: chestnut
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that one of three males over 60, suffers from prostatic hypertrophy. Gonorrhea in early manhood is a frequent, but by no means the sole cause.* The prostate gland nestles between the male bladder and rectum. Anatomically it corresponds to the womb. Normally it has the shape of a large chestnut 1¼ to 1½ in. wide by 1 to 1¾ in. long. It produces a thin, cloudy, slightly alkaline, albuminous secretion, the physiological function of which is to increase the swimming speed of the microscopic male seed from a sluggish low to a high of one inch...
...Died. Rev. Francis Anthony Tondorf, 59, famed Jesuit seismologist, director of Georgetown University Seismological Observatory ; at Washington; of heart disease. For 25 years he located, observed, reported some 9,000 earthquakes yearly. Died. Robert Forster Whitmer, 65, President of Central West Virginia & Southern R. R. of West Virginia; at Chestnut Hill, Pa. Died. Charles James McCarthy, 68, onetime (1918-21) Governor of Hawaii; at Honolulu; of cancer of the throat. In 1890 he became a member of the monarchical House of Nobles, was a staunch supporter of Queen Liliuokalani (deposed 1887). Died. Benjamin Franklin Yoakum, 70, longtime railroader, director...
...Abrams, Boston Latin School; G. H. Acheson, Shady Side Academy; J. H. D. Allen, Jr., Chestnut Hill Academy; C. E. Angle, Exeter; M. L. Anshen, Brookline High School; B. K. Bachrach, Exeter; W. B. Bacon, Groton School; M. A. Benson, Boston Latin School; J. M. Bigelow, Groton School; H. H. Bissell, Exeter; R. A. Bloomfield, Central High School; J. J. Borland, II, Choate School; B. C. Bowker, Boston Latin School; M. C. Bradley, Jr., Arlington High School; Leon Brooks, Boston Latin School; Abraham Brown, Boston Latin School; D. W. Brown, Jr., Saint Mark's School; Hamilton Brown, Andover...
...announced last night, at the close of the 1933 managerial competition. Arthur Oakley Brooks '33, of New York City is first assistant Freshman manager, Hamilton Young '33, of Newton is second assistant manager, and the three dormitory managers, all of whose rank is equal, are Henri Bourneuf '33 of Chestnut Hill, Roger Sanderson Hewlett '33, of Cedarhurst, Long island, New York, and Roland Whitney Richards '33, of Saint Louis, Missouri...
...Milton Davis, F. S. '30 Tackle 21 185 6.1 Loomis Devens, C. '32 Back 19 180 6.1 Groton Douglas, J. G., Jr. '30 End 21 185 6.1 St. George's Faxon, R. M. '32 Tackle 20 185 6.3 Milton Fullam, P. A. '32 Back 22 165 5.9 Chestnut Hill Acad. Gildea, J. H. '31 Center 20 183 6.0 Boston Latin Gilligan, F. J. '32 Back 22 185 5.11 Exeter Gilligan, T. W. '31 Back 20 182 6.0 Newton High Ginman, W. K. '32 Guard 20 178 5.11 Muskegon High Gleason, R. F. '32 Back 21 170 5.11 Worcester Greeley...