Word: olds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...announcing problem in the press box is one that is causing more than a little trouble this year. When the box was enlarged, it immediately became apparent that the old method of relaying the announcement from a centrally placed spotter to all ends of the enclosure was not going to work when the box was filled to capacity. Accordingly in time for the Army game, two large loud speakers were installed in the center...
...last year. A newcomer in the ranks, the tribe of Johnson, has captured third place showing a tremendous jump from years past. In 1928, the name was not even listed among the most popular, while now it has reached a glorious third, tied only by the Whites, of an old and well-established family. They too were not on the list of frequent names listed in last year's Directory...
Exhibitions at Widener Library this week have taken on a decidedly religious aspect. In Widener room, the showing for the week is composed almost entirely of old bibles or prayer books, while the Treasure room is featuring a collection of the printings of Isiah Thomas, old publisher of Worcester, Massachusetts, in the latter part of the eighteenth century...
Several unusual copies are to be seen in the Widener room. One very old edition, of which there are but three other copies extant at the present time, is the "York Manual." This masterpiece was written entirely by hand in red and black figures, and inserted between the lines are musical notations, which are in many cases the same as are used in hymns sung at churches of the present...
Featured among the printings of Isiah Thomas in the Treasure Room is his old family bible, published in the year 1787. The, among his numerous editions are some children's books, of which one is the "Renowned History of Goody Two-shoes." Other works are an "Introduction to the Latin Tongue," a "History of Printing," and several pages from the "Massachusetts Sun," a paper published by Thomas...