The Emigrant's Friend: Containing Information and Advice for Persons Intending to Emigrate to the United StatesTyne Publishing Company, 1881 - 351 pages |
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... for money come home . " " to There was no work to be had : thousands were out of employment ; therefore , they must return or starve . This class of emigrants are generally clerks - a school of workmen in no great demand in the United 2.
... for money come home . " " to There was no work to be had : thousands were out of employment ; therefore , they must return or starve . This class of emigrants are generally clerks - a school of workmen in no great demand in the United 2.
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... school of workmen in no great demand in the United States . And I have known men to work patiently and well for others ... schools , and elect our Presidents ; nor be too sure that they do things so much better in the old world . No race ...
... school of workmen in no great demand in the United States . And I have known men to work patiently and well for others ... schools , and elect our Presidents ; nor be too sure that they do things so much better in the old world . No race ...
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... SCHOOLS are free , and supported by taxes , funds , and " school lands " given over to the new States , by the general Government , for educational purposes . They are perhaps the best common schools in the world . The total income of ...
... SCHOOLS are free , and supported by taxes , funds , and " school lands " given over to the new States , by the general Government , for educational purposes . They are perhaps the best common schools in the world . The total income of ...
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... schools and colleges , either as pupils or as tutors . Qualified school teachers are in good demand everywhere , but especially in the West . It is by no means rare to find several daughters of the same farmer teaching different schools ...
... schools and colleges , either as pupils or as tutors . Qualified school teachers are in good demand everywhere , but especially in the West . It is by no means rare to find several daughters of the same farmer teaching different schools ...
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... , and cannot exercise the franchise unless they shall have resided three months in the county , and six months in the State , immediately preceding any election . There are about 3,000 public schools in Alabama , besides Alabama . 59.
... , and cannot exercise the franchise unless they shall have resided three months in the county , and six months in the State , immediately preceding any election . There are about 3,000 public schools in Alabama , besides Alabama . 59.
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