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For several years there has been a decided decrease at Harvard of this kind of practical joking. Since the present Board of Editors has been connected with the paper, there has been no other wanton and perfectly objectless destruction of College property. The unusual character of the occurrence makes it...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/29/1875 | See Source »

THE Index Niagarensis mentions some of the "Necessary Qualifications for a City R. R. Conductor," among which we find: "'Far-sightedness,' or the faculty of not seeing persons who wish to ride until the car has left them three blocks behind. 'Love of ventilation,' or the knack of keeping the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Exchanges. | 6/13/1873 | See Source »

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