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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...First Mayor" by Octave Thanet, is an interesting story of the paper-money craze. "Some Romances of the Revolution" by Edward T. Hayward is an excellent study of William Gilmore Simmes' six novels on the revolutionary period. The other articles of the number are up to the usual high standard of the Monthly, the one entitled "Materials for Landscape Art in America" being perhaps the best...
...Running high jump-W. N. Duane, C. Andrade, R. G. Leavitt...
...Fearing won the high jump with 5 feet 4 inches to his credit...
...yards hurdle-Lentilhon, '96, 28 3-5s. One mile run-Cheney, '92, (10 yards), 4min., 29 sec. 220 yards dash-Sedgewick '93, 23s. Running broad jump-Murphy, '93, 18 feet 4 inches. Pole vault-Ryder, '91, 9 feet 2 1-2 inches. Running high jump-Deming, '90, 5ft. 6 1-4in. Tug-of-war-Won by '92, pulling '93 three inches...
...which is an account of the position, movement, and muscles brought into play and spaces for perscriptions as to weights, times, and rate per minute. The exercises on the treadle, bridle, stirrup, traveling parallels, inclined planes, lifting machine, chest developer and expander, traveling bar, finger machine, giant pulley, high and low pulleys, and nineteen other machines are described in the same complete manner. Each exercise is illustrated. The great value of the book lies in its adaptability to every individual pecuriarity. When filled out by Dr. Sargent's system it is a complete hygienic guide. The book is on sale...