Word: western
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...flora of the arid region consists of good timber in the north and in the south at great heights; brush wood in the north, cactus and similar plants in the south. The grass in the western part is excellent for grazing purposes. The rainfall in this region is from 10 to 15 inches per year, while 23 inches are necessary for profitable agriculture. The snow in the mountains, however, fills the streams and brooks, and although a great deal of the water is wasted, a large amount of it is used to great advantage by irrigation. Reservoirs are being built...
...sufficient number of western men sign the book at Leavitt and Peirce's a considerable reduction will be made in the round trip tickets for the Christmas recess. Please sign your name and the place you wish to go. The book will be removed at one o'clock next Thursday...
JOHN B. EMBICK.If a sufficient number of western men sign the book at Leavitt and Peirce's a considerable reduction will be made in the round trip tickets for the Christmas recess. Please sign your name and the place you wish to go. The book will be removed at one o'clock next Thursday...
...Brown university Glee club will start on its western trip December 17. It is probable that a joint concert will be given with the Cornell club at Ithaca...
...whole number of students in the university 490 come from Connecticut, 275 from New York state, 94 from Ohio, 89 from Massachusetts, 88 from Pennsylvania, 71 from Illinois. Of the extreme western states Colorado sends 13 and California 11. There are 12 from Japan, 8 from Canada, 5 from the Sandwich islands, 2 from Wales and 3 from Turkey...