Word: steep
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Wednesday morning, breakfast was eaten in Cincinnati. During the day the cable cars which climb the steep hills of the city were well patronized by those who had fallen under the influence of the sight-seeing habit. The suspension bridge over the Ohio was crossed by many who desired to set foot on Kentucky soil...
...yesterday afternoon a new one, of the Hewins make, ran successfully in Cambridge. The car, with the president of the West End road, and W. L. Stevens, the patentee of the motor used, on board, left the Cambridgeport headquarters, and went up Broadway to Harvard square, ascending the steep grade on Broadway without difficulty. From Harvard Square, the car went down Kirkland street, and when put at full speed made twelve miles an hour. The trial trip was entirely satisfactory, and if a few minor obstacles, pertaining to the track can be overcome, the journey to Boston will be robbed...
...electric car made several successful trips to Bowdoin Square, Tuesday afternoon. A number of improvements have been made in the car, especially in regard to the gearing, and in consequence the steep grade on Cambridge street can now be mounted with ease...
...buildings of the two schools stand near one another at the highest part of the field, about 400 feet above the Aegean, the British School next to the Normal School, the American towards the east next to the groves of the Asomaton. To the north rises the steep rock of Lycabettus, cutting off the winter winds; on the east, south and west stretches the unrivalled panoramafrom Pentelicus and Hymettus to Salamis. 'The view,' wrote the American Minister, 'is one of une of unequalled loveliness, even in this land of beauty.' Happily, the open ground on all sides promises to leave...
COLLEGIANS AND THEIR ROOMS.Some of the students are of the opinion that it will be just as cheap and fully as pleasant to rent rooms in boarding and private houses near the college. They think the increased price of, say $5 a week for an unfurnished room is pretty steep, and quite a number of them have signified their intention of giving up their rooms on the campus. They say they can procure any quantity of large and well-appointed rooms near the University for from $5 to $6 a week...