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... manufactures of woollen cloth , earthen- wares , and some trade in wool . Pop . 5620 . GORAL ( Antilope Goral , or Nemorhedus Goral ) , an animal of the antelope family , inhabiting in large herds the elevated plains of Nepaul . It is ...
... manufactures of woollen cloth , earthen- wares , and some trade in wool . Pop . 5620 . GORAL ( Antilope Goral , or Nemorhedus Goral ) , an animal of the antelope family , inhabiting in large herds the elevated plains of Nepaul . It is ...
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... manufactures of cloth , pens , leather , glass , and tobacco ; has extensive weaving and bleaching , and a lively transit trade . In eight cloth factories , driven by water and steam power , 1590 workers produce 18,148 pieces of cloth ...
... manufactures of cloth , pens , leather , glass , and tobacco ; has extensive weaving and bleaching , and a lively transit trade . In eight cloth factories , driven by water and steam power , 1590 workers produce 18,148 pieces of cloth ...
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... manufactures of rosoglio , silks , linen , cotton , and leather ; it has also a thriving trade in its manufactures and in dried fruits . Charles X. of France died here , November 6 , 1837. Pop . 14,000 . GO'SHAWK ( Astur ) , a genus of ...
... manufactures of rosoglio , silks , linen , cotton , and leather ; it has also a thriving trade in its manufactures and in dried fruits . Charles X. of France died here , November 6 , 1837. Pop . 14,000 . GO'SHAWK ( Astur ) , a genus of ...
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... manufactures of the town are hosiery , leather , and musical and scientific instru- ments , but the only flourishing trade of G. consists in the sale of tobacco and tobacco - pipes , books , and sausages . Pop . 11,228 . GOTTSCHED ...
... manufactures of the town are hosiery , leather , and musical and scientific instru- ments , but the only flourishing trade of G. consists in the sale of tobacco and tobacco - pipes , books , and sausages . Pop . 11,228 . GOTTSCHED ...
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... manufacture is brought from Coblenz beginning of the 19th c . , but is now more gener- and Namür . It has also ... manufactures cotton , woollen , and sail cloths , has rope - walks , gin - distilleries , breweries , and a famous ...
... manufacture is brought from Coblenz beginning of the 19th c . , but is now more gener- and Namür . It has also ... manufactures cotton , woollen , and sail cloths , has rope - walks , gin - distilleries , breweries , and a famous ...
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