Word: suggestiveness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...President, signed the treaty for the annexation of Canada, should be preserved for long ages, perchance yet containing the original ink. Demosthenes is said to have committed suicide by taking poison which he carried in the tip of his pen in readiness for an emergency. We hardly dare to suggest the superior facilities which a stylographic pen offers for such a purpose lest the blood of a throng of imitators may be on our own head...
...rules governing the Cooperative Association provides that the superintendent may give credit, limited as to time and amount, provided that the purchaser furnishes a bond to the amount of twenty-five dollars. There will, doubtless, be considerable discussion over this article at the meeting this evening, and we would suggest a plan which certainly would induce a larger number of students to patronize the association. Let credit be given to a certain amount for articles purchased and the amount charged on the term bills. Many students will patronize the tradesmen, even if they pay a higher price, provided that they...
...each week send a printed bulletin to all colleges which furnish items. We propose this plan because we believe it practicable. Several Eastern college journals have tried to organize such an association and have failed. To avoid failure we offer to do all the work. We would also suggest the advisability of holding a convention of college editors at Indianapolis next May, during the inter-state contest in oratory...
What simile suggest or what fancy reveal...
...some measure should be taken at once to solve the difficulty. Some, doubtless, still think that they have been the victims of a deceit practised upon them by the bursar or auditor, while others think that the troubles arise through the auditor's lack of experience. We suggest that an expert, or an experienced committee, be appointed who shall investigate the matter thoroughly. The expense attending this course would be comparatively light, and the association would gladly bear it if all the facts of the case could be brought to light...