3. Railroad, Company, Brothers, etc.: as, _New Haven R. R._ for _New Haven Railroad_, _National Biscuit Co._ for _National Biscuit Company_.
=95. Dates.=--Observe the following rules concerning dates:
1. Write year dates always in figures: as, _1776_.
2. Write month dates in figures when preceded by the name of the month: as, _July 7, 1916_. When the name of the month does not precede, spell out the date: as, _Bills are due on the tenth_.
3. Do not write the day before the name of the month: as, _the 25th of December_ for _Dec. 25_.
4. Do not put a _d_, _nd_, _st_, or _th_ after a date: as, _Sept. 7th_ for _Sept. 7_.
=96. Money.=--When mentioning sums of money, use figures for all amounts over one dollar; spell out all sums below a dollar: as, _$5.75_, _fifty cents_. But if in the same sentence it becomes necessary to mention sums above and below a dollar, use figures for all.
=97. Street and District Names.=--Spell out street, ward, district, and precinct names designated by numbers: as, _Second ward_, _Tenth precinct_.
=98. Sporting Records.=--Use figures for sporting records: as, _10 feet, 5 inches_; _Time, :49-3/5_; _18-2 balk-line_.
=99. Beginning of Sentences.=--Do not begin a sentence with figures. If impossible to shift the number to a later place in the sentence, place _about_ or _more than_ before the figures: as, _More than 14,000 persons passed through the gates_.
=100. Dimensions.=--Use figures with an _x_ to express dimensions of lots, buildings, floors, boats, machinery, etc.: as, _90x125 feet_, _60-foot beam_, etc.
=101. General Usage.=--Observe the following general rules concerning numbers:
1. Use figures to express dates, distances, latitude and longitude, hours of the day, degrees of temperature, percentage, street numbers, telephone numbers, automobile numbers, votes, and betting odds. In other cases spell out all numbers under 100, except where several numbers, some of which are above and some under 100, are used in the same paragraph. In such a case, use figures for all.
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