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... scheme is , that only the best food is supplied . Only those who have had a long acquaintance with the artisan , know how particular he is to have the best his means will afford . This may look like extravagance on his part , but it is ...
... scheme is , that only the best food is supplied . Only those who have had a long acquaintance with the artisan , know how particular he is to have the best his means will afford . This may look like extravagance on his part , but it is ...
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... scheme will not follow the lead of the Glasgovians in this particular , as we feel confident of its failure if it does . We will back the eating - house , with its bad meat , its hot steam , its dirty benches , and its slatternly ...
... scheme will not follow the lead of the Glasgovians in this particular , as we feel confident of its failure if it does . We will back the eating - house , with its bad meat , its hot steam , its dirty benches , and its slatternly ...
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... scheme of management of the Glasgow Working Men's Dining - rooms , are counterbalanced by much that is excellent . The plan of pricing every article offered at a penny ( with the exception of meat ) is excellent , as it enables the ...
... scheme of management of the Glasgow Working Men's Dining - rooms , are counterbalanced by much that is excellent . The plan of pricing every article offered at a penny ( with the exception of meat ) is excellent , as it enables the ...
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... scheme . It is not only the mid - day meal that is threatened with revolution , but all other meals . For twopence a man can get a pint of excellent coffee , with milk and sugar , and four ounces of buttered bread , so that he has only ...
... scheme . It is not only the mid - day meal that is threatened with revolution , but all other meals . For twopence a man can get a pint of excellent coffee , with milk and sugar , and four ounces of buttered bread , so that he has only ...
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... schemes are supported by public subscriptions , for then the philanthropist enters into unfair competition with the honest tradesman , and in the endeavour to minister to the needs of the poor , runs a chance of pauperizing respectable ...
... schemes are supported by public subscriptions , for then the philanthropist enters into unfair competition with the honest tradesman , and in the endeavour to minister to the needs of the poor , runs a chance of pauperizing respectable ...
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