Word: upsetting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...addition to the races announced, there will be an upset race if enough entries are obtained, and time allows. The fleet will assemble at the university boat-house at 9 A. M. The A. C. A. rules will govern the races. Copies may be obtained of the secretary or commodore...
...with a sail, the wooden canoe is in some respects to be preferred, as it is somewhat stauncher and will not so easily upset, moreover, it is easier to get right side up after a capsize, a quality which the canoeist soon learns to appreciate...
...removed by the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. About 1810 power looms were put into general use. The speaker then continued to briefly trace the history of the industry down to the present time. During the war of the Rebellion the status of the cotton manufacture was upset. The raw material increased from 10 1-2 cents in 1861 to $1.90, and then dropped to about 20 cents in 1865. The wages had risen almost in proportion, and from that time up to 1873, the demand was far greater than the supply. Prices were high and much money...
...reported extradition of Sheridan causes a sensation in the Land League. The Irish members of Parliament declare that he can upset Carey's testimony...
...quite upset his mind...