Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age, Volumen35John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1855 |
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... light of the ever - burning gas , he rapidly consults the " London Directory , " and if the call should be to what is called " a greengrocer's street , " or any of the small thoroughfares in bye - parts of the town , he leaves the ...
... light of the ever - burning gas , he rapidly consults the " London Directory , " and if the call should be to what is called " a greengrocer's street , " or any of the small thoroughfares in bye - parts of the town , he leaves the ...
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... light , however , which the in- surance offices look upon with terror , espe- cially those who make it their business to in- sure farm property . The assistant secretary of one of the largest fire - offices , speaking broadly , informed ...
... light , however , which the in- surance offices look upon with terror , espe- cially those who make it their business to in- sure farm property . The assistant secretary of one of the largest fire - offices , speaking broadly , informed ...
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... light of which was shaded by a funnel . The candle was one of the kind which he used for his gig - lamp , for he kept a gig , and was calculated to last a stated time before it reached the naphtha . He furtively deposited the whole ...
... light of which was shaded by a funnel . The candle was one of the kind which he used for his gig - lamp , for he kept a gig , and was calculated to last a stated time before it reached the naphtha . He furtively deposited the whole ...
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... light his gas , when , finding the cock stiff , he took a candle to see what was the matter ; whilst attempt- ing to turn it the screw came out , and with it a jet of gas , which was instantly fired by the candle . The blaze igniting ...
... light his gas , when , finding the cock stiff , he took a candle to see what was the matter ; whilst attempt- ing to turn it the screw came out , and with it a jet of gas , which was instantly fired by the candle . The blaze igniting ...
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... light muslins and other inflammable articles of clothing , when they are likely to come in contact with the gas , would do well to remember , that by steeping them in a solution of alum they would not be liable to catch fire . If the ...
... light muslins and other inflammable articles of clothing , when they are likely to come in contact with the gas , would do well to remember , that by steeping them in a solution of alum they would not be liable to catch fire . If the ...
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