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... opened the area's first coal mine . By 1890 Williamson County was produc- ing 200,000 tons of coal per year , and the bleakness of the soot- covered company town stood in sharp contrast to the green and peach of the woodlands . The men ...
... opened the area's first coal mine . By 1890 Williamson County was produc- ing 200,000 tons of coal per year , and the bleakness of the soot- covered company town stood in sharp contrast to the green and peach of the woodlands . The men ...
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... opened a branch sanitar- ium with funds donated by wealthy Chicagoans Francis and Henry Wessels . Dr. Kellogg advocated direct church aid to feed and clothe slum dwellers as a missionary service , and in June , 1893 , he opened the ...
... opened a branch sanitar- ium with funds donated by wealthy Chicagoans Francis and Henry Wessels . Dr. Kellogg advocated direct church aid to feed and clothe slum dwellers as a missionary service , and in June , 1893 , he opened the ...
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... opened his historic creamery since in 1865 Gail Borden had begun production of condensed milk in Elgin and opened a cheese factory there as well . Butter production decreased as the price for whole milk rose until an industry which ...
... opened his historic creamery since in 1865 Gail Borden had begun production of condensed milk in Elgin and opened a cheese factory there as well . Butter production decreased as the price for whole milk rose until an industry which ...
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Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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