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Page 45
... contain an advertisement either painted on or prepared with rice paper , and the same , paid by the advertiser , would leave a good profit over the expense of the tray manufactured in Birmingham . Mr. Smith , like Napoleon , is too ...
... contain an advertisement either painted on or prepared with rice paper , and the same , paid by the advertiser , would leave a good profit over the expense of the tray manufactured in Birmingham . Mr. Smith , like Napoleon , is too ...
Page 89
... contains a Post - office Directory , or perhaps a local guide - book - the newspaper always being engaged by " the gentleman upstairs . " But the chief points of interest in the hotel are to be sought in the basement . Here , in the ...
... contains a Post - office Directory , or perhaps a local guide - book - the newspaper always being engaged by " the gentleman upstairs . " But the chief points of interest in the hotel are to be sought in the basement . Here , in the ...
Page 93
... contain within itself every necessary accommodation . It is not like Astor House - a mere collection of private apartments , inhabited by private families , covered by one roof ; neither is it a gigantic restaurant , with bedrooms which ...
... contain within itself every necessary accommodation . It is not like Astor House - a mere collection of private apartments , inhabited by private families , covered by one roof ; neither is it a gigantic restaurant , with bedrooms which ...
Page 115
... ( containing thirty persons ) , together with the rainfall , into a closed tank containing about 7,000 gallons , which he ventilated by a pipe running up the chimney , which effectually took away all smell . The sewage was conducted by ...
... ( containing thirty persons ) , together with the rainfall , into a closed tank containing about 7,000 gallons , which he ventilated by a pipe running up the chimney , which effectually took away all smell . The sewage was conducted by ...
Page 117
... containing 12,000 gallons of sewage was erected to work this land . The rye - grass . of four acres was dressed by hose and jet six different times in the year , the whole amount being about 1,500 tons of sewage per acre ; and the ...
... containing 12,000 gallons of sewage was erected to work this land . The rye - grass . of four acres was dressed by hose and jet six different times in the year , the whole amount being about 1,500 tons of sewage per acre ; and the ...
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