My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 68
... hundreds of cherry - stones in the season . These , with much labour and scraping of fingers , were ground down on each side till only a ring of suitable thickness was left . The rings were then soaked in water for some days , which ...
... hundreds of cherry - stones in the season . These , with much labour and scraping of fingers , were ground down on each side till only a ring of suitable thickness was left . The rings were then soaked in water for some days , which ...
Page 86
... hundreds of men in each large builder's or contractor's shops frequently live a mile or several miles away , and can only reach the shop when work begins either by a long and hurried walk or by paying tram or rail- way fare to shorten ...
... hundreds of men in each large builder's or contractor's shops frequently live a mile or several miles away , and can only reach the shop when work begins either by a long and hurried walk or by paying tram or rail- way fare to shorten ...
Page 93
... hundred and forty yards each , the hanks made up into bundles of five pounds weight , and wrapped neatly in paper , all which work was done by himself , and he then sold it to the agent of some Glasgow manufacturers of British muslins ...
... hundred and forty yards each , the hanks made up into bundles of five pounds weight , and wrapped neatly in paper , all which work was done by himself , and he then sold it to the agent of some Glasgow manufacturers of British muslins ...
Page 94
... hundred workpeople . The former manager had left the day before , Mr. Drinkwater did not come to introduce him , and he was simply sent there as the new manager . His business was to purchase the raw material , to make the machines ...
... hundred workpeople . The former manager had left the day before , Mr. Drinkwater did not come to introduce him , and he was simply sent there as the new manager . His business was to purchase the raw material , to make the machines ...
Page 95
... hundred acres of surrounding land , belonged to the company . The character of the workers at New Lanark is thus described by Mr. W. L. Sargant in his work " Robert Owen and his Social Philosophy , " when describing the establishment of ...
... hundred acres of surrounding land , belonged to the company . The character of the workers at New Lanark is thus described by Mr. W. L. Sargant in his work " Robert Owen and his Social Philosophy , " when describing the establishment of ...
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