My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideGregg, 1969 - 916 pages |
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Page 81
... weekly wages of carpenters at Man- chester as 24s . fifty years ago and 34s . in 1883 , an increase of 42 per cent ... week for all the men employed . We see , therefore , that Mr. Giffen's general statement that wages have risen " in ...
... weekly wages of carpenters at Man- chester as 24s . fifty years ago and 34s . in 1883 , an increase of 42 per cent ... week for all the men employed . We see , therefore , that Mr. Giffen's general statement that wages have risen " in ...
Page 83
... week , if a single man of steady and frugal habits , could save half his wages and have proper food , lodging , and clothing suitable to his position . His furnished lodging of one room would cost 45. a week , and his three meals a day ...
... week , if a single man of steady and frugal habits , could save half his wages and have proper food , lodging , and clothing suitable to his position . His furnished lodging of one room would cost 45. a week , and his three meals a day ...
Page 120
... week before and after my walk had been quite correct and as I have stated here , and I also had the advantage of examining the succeeding years , with notes of the actual weather in a considerable proportion of the days entered in a ...
... week before and after my walk had been quite correct and as I have stated here , and I also had the advantage of examining the succeeding years , with notes of the actual weather in a considerable proportion of the days entered in a ...
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