The World's Work, Volume 26Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913 A history of our time. |
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... means that the financial world is perfectly aware of the necessity , as Ger- many looks at it , of German expansion ; and , by some unhappy event , which no one can forsee , this may lead to a conflict . Finance , of course , has its ...
... means that the financial world is perfectly aware of the necessity , as Ger- many looks at it , of German expansion ; and , by some unhappy event , which no one can forsee , this may lead to a conflict . Finance , of course , has its ...
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... means of investing for income , they would fail in their purpose of promoting the ownership of homes . ownership of homes . Reports of the associations of two typical states show that for every borrowing member last year there were four ...
... means of investing for income , they would fail in their purpose of promoting the ownership of homes . ownership of homes . Reports of the associations of two typical states show that for every borrowing member last year there were four ...
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... means a revolution in ped- agogy . It means vividness where vague- ness has reigned before . It means a true visualization and realization of life where hitherto only an indefinite printed des- cription of it was acquired . As the Rev ...
... means a revolution in ped- agogy . It means vividness where vague- ness has reigned before . It means a true visualization and realization of life where hitherto only an indefinite printed des- cription of it was acquired . As the Rev ...
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... means ; Paducah , Ky . , uses this method regularly in teaching history , geography , litera- ture , and various sciences ; the school board of South Bend , Ind . , owns a machine for social - centre pur- poses ; Pueblo , Col ...
... means ; Paducah , Ky . , uses this method regularly in teaching history , geography , litera- ture , and various sciences ; the school board of South Bend , Ind . , owns a machine for social - centre pur- poses ; Pueblo , Col ...
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... means , which they would not have dreamed of allowing to become public . The whole process must be altered . We must take the selection of candidates for office , for example , out of the hands of small groups of men , of little ...
... means , which they would not have dreamed of allowing to become public . The whole process must be altered . We must take the selection of candidates for office , for example , out of the hands of small groups of men , of little ...
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Page 142 - the other, to carry on trade, wholesale and retail, to own or lease and occupy bouses, manufactories, warehouses, and shops; to employ agents of their choice, to lease land for residential and commercial purposes, and generally to do anything incident to or necessary for trade upon the same terms as a native citizen
Page 410 - peace as long as hunger and want are found among millions of working people, and the few who make up the employing class have all the good things of life.
Page 715 - In your letter be sure to give : /. Your Full Name. 2. Your Occupation. 3. The Exact Date of your Birth. No agent will be sent to visit you: the Postal Life dispenses with agents and gives its policyholders the benefit of their commissions.
Page 658 - The whole judicial power of each state, at least for civil causes, should be vested in one great court, of which all tribunals should be branches, departments, or divisions. The business as well as the administration of
Page 670 - waters outside of the Zone above described which may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the said canal.
Page 670 - The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of any other lands
Page 226 - The illiteracy among native-born children of native parentage is more than three times as great as among native children of foreign parentage, largely on account of the lack of opportunities for education in rural America, in which comparatively few immigrants live. Few know that
Page 712 - and the reproducing qualities of Victor Needles are absolutely right. Any Victor dealer will gladly play any music you wish to hear and demonstrate the value of the changeable needle. Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, NJ, USA Berliner
Page 544 - in the expectation of having them maintain themselves unaided after once being started. In other instances it may start movements with the expectation of carrying them on itself. The trustees at one of their earliest meetings decided not to attempt to relieve individual or family need, partly because the trustees did not wish