The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 13Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... present New Orleans is insuffi- ciently supplied with river water , and a large majority of the inhabitants depend upon rain water , collected in great wooden vats or cisterns , which , rising nearly as high as the houses , form a ...
... present New Orleans is insuffi- ciently supplied with river water , and a large majority of the inhabitants depend upon rain water , collected in great wooden vats or cisterns , which , rising nearly as high as the houses , form a ...
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... present there are thirty steamship lines connecting New Orleans with the principal ports of the world . As soon as the Isthmian Canal is built a great impetus will be given to the commerce of the city . The foreign trade consists very ...
... present there are thirty steamship lines connecting New Orleans with the principal ports of the world . As soon as the Isthmian Canal is built a great impetus will be given to the commerce of the city . The foreign trade consists very ...
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... present a new record of recent current events . It is separated from the pam- phlet or newsletter by its periodic appearance and stated publication . Special postal privileges in the United States - a rate of one cent a pound , paid in ...
... present a new record of recent current events . It is separated from the pam- phlet or newsletter by its periodic appearance and stated publication . Special postal privileges in the United States - a rate of one cent a pound , paid in ...
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... present ownership ( 1864 ) . It is one of two dailies in Auckland . The Times , Wellington , is a typical and leading daily . A Maori paper , Te Pakio Matirki , is published by a former chief , Tawhiao . The newspaper has followed the ...
... present ownership ( 1864 ) . It is one of two dailies in Auckland . The Times , Wellington , is a typical and leading daily . A Maori paper , Te Pakio Matirki , is published by a former chief , Tawhiao . The newspaper has followed the ...
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... presents . Tradition referred the origin of New Year's gifts among the Romans to Tatius , King of the Sabines ( B.C. 747 ) . Branches cut from the wood consecrated to Strenia , the goddess of strength , were received by him on the first ...
... presents . Tradition referred the origin of New Year's gifts among the Romans to Tatius , King of the Sabines ( B.C. 747 ) . Branches cut from the wood consecrated to Strenia , the goddess of strength , were received by him on the first ...
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