Life of William Henry SmithW. Blackwood and Sons, 1894 - 378 pages |
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Page 15
... seemed about to be removed . His father , weary of incessant work , contemplated the sale of his business and retiring upon the substantial means which he had gained in trade . 1 In spite of the profusion of his correspondence at all ...
... seemed about to be removed . His father , weary of incessant work , contemplated the sale of his business and retiring upon the substantial means which he had gained in trade . 1 In spite of the profusion of his correspondence at all ...
Page 35
... seemed to imbibe the spirit pervading the con- cern , to become jealous for its character and zealous in its interests . No doubt this may be accounted for in part by the system of allowing the clerks a liberal percentage on the sales ...
... seemed to imbibe the spirit pervading the con- cern , to become jealous for its character and zealous in its interests . No doubt this may be accounted for in part by the system of allowing the clerks a liberal percentage on the sales ...
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... seemed to them expedient that as , in the latter days , men began to run to and fro , so should their knowledge ( of the excellence of Heal's bedsteads and Brogden's watch - chains , & c.1 ) be in- creased . The first stages of what has ...
... seemed to them expedient that as , in the latter days , men began to run to and fro , so should their knowledge ( of the excellence of Heal's bedsteads and Brogden's watch - chains , & c.1 ) be in- creased . The first stages of what has ...
Page 50
... seemed at a loss to understand how a regulation of a firm of news - agents could stand in the way of a Royal command ; but even the threat of withdrawal of the whole order did not avail to cause a departure from the rules of the house ...
... seemed at a loss to understand how a regulation of a firm of news - agents could stand in the way of a Royal command ; but even the threat of withdrawal of the whole order did not avail to cause a departure from the rules of the house ...
Page 59
... his own country . He seemed a little disheart- ened when he learned through what humble and unpromising ways the ascent to such a vast business had been made . The average weight of newspapers despatched on a Tuesday morning.
... his own country . He seemed a little disheart- ened when he learned through what humble and unpromising ways the ascent to such a vast business had been made . The average weight of newspapers despatched on a Tuesday morning.
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