American Notes, 1881, Volume 3W. Blackwood & sons, 1882 - 118 páginas |
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... tion . Then tinned food is continually offered you , and opened fresh from the tin . Hot rolls , and many sorts of sweetbread all hot ; and the American splits it open , pours in molasses or syrup of some sort , and eats it so , to his ...
... tion . Then tinned food is continually offered you , and opened fresh from the tin . Hot rolls , and many sorts of sweetbread all hot ; and the American splits it open , pours in molasses or syrup of some sort , and eats it so , to his ...
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... tion ; everything smells of it , and nothing but the blue - coloured barrels of oil at the station . There is a good hotel and station . This is the junction for Wyoming , the seat of the oil- springs called Petrolia , and I resolve to ...
... tion ; everything smells of it , and nothing but the blue - coloured barrels of oil at the station . There is a good hotel and station . This is the junction for Wyoming , the seat of the oil- springs called Petrolia , and I resolve to ...
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... tion of the buildings correct and business - like ; there are also good streets , well paved , drains properly put in , and water laid on . The cost has been 300,000 dollars , I am told , the thing being an experiment in town - building ...
... tion of the buildings correct and business - like ; there are also good streets , well paved , drains properly put in , and water laid on . The cost has been 300,000 dollars , I am told , the thing being an experiment in town - building ...
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... tion 503,304 ) , the second city in the United States . I will not attempt to describe a town built in the best style , and no way inferior to any city I have ever seen . There is a fine ap- proach to it along the shores of Lake Michi ...
... tion 503,304 ) , the second city in the United States . I will not attempt to describe a town built in the best style , and no way inferior to any city I have ever seen . There is a fine ap- proach to it along the shores of Lake Michi ...
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... tion - tar as binding . The cedar - block pavement costs 1.12 dollar or 4s . 8d . per square yard , and is estimated to last in good condition ten years . " For the construction of streets of secondary traffic , Mr C. S. Waller , the ...
... tion - tar as binding . The cedar - block pavement costs 1.12 dollar or 4s . 8d . per square yard , and is estimated to last in good condition ten years . " For the construction of streets of secondary traffic , Mr C. S. Waller , the ...
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