Five Acres Too Much: A Truthful Elucidation of the Attractions of the Country, and a Careful Consideration of the Question of Profit and Loss as Involved in Amateur Farming, with Much Valuable Advice and Instruction to Those about Purchasing Large Or Small Places in the Rural Districts |
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... trains run every hour all through the day , and the line is the safest in the world . This spot , so desirable , so infinitely superior to all others , is Flushing , Long Island . I have some property at Flushing which I should like to ...
... trains run every hour all through the day , and the line is the safest in the world . This spot , so desirable , so infinitely superior to all others , is Flushing , Long Island . I have some property at Flushing which I should like to ...
Page 77
... that you will appreciate the access to Flushing is most convenient ; there are twelve trains each way daily , and they run with perfect regularity . No railroad in the country is so well THE COUNTRY - HOW TO GET THERE . 77.
... that you will appreciate the access to Flushing is most convenient ; there are twelve trains each way daily , and they run with perfect regularity . No railroad in the country is so well THE COUNTRY - HOW TO GET THERE . 77.
Page 78
... trains consid- erably the very day I commenced building . But it was certainly time the repairs were made , as a train had just broken through a bridge , and commenced the customary business of killing passengers ; and the entire pile ...
... trains consid- erably the very day I commenced building . But it was certainly time the repairs were made , as a train had just broken through a bridge , and commenced the customary business of killing passengers ; and the entire pile ...
Page 79
... train after it comes out of the tunnel , provided you desire an approach to safety ; and the weight and inconvenience of a life- preserver on a hot summer day - even one of the patent portable blow - up - able vests of modern inven ...
... train after it comes out of the tunnel , provided you desire an approach to safety ; and the weight and inconvenience of a life- preserver on a hot summer day - even one of the patent portable blow - up - able vests of modern inven ...
Page 80
... train was always in , or coming in , or going out when the Flushing train was about to start , much practice , nerve , and courage were required to reach it safely . The other train had either to be stormed or avoided ; passengers had ...
... train was always in , or coming in , or going out when the Flushing train was about to start , much practice , nerve , and courage were required to reach it safely . The other train had either to be stormed or avoided ; passengers had ...
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