The Moral Statistics of Glasgow in 1863, Practically AppliedPorteous & Hislop, 1864 - 392 pages |
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... better 66 66 Best Islay Whisky , · · · at 11 over proof , 13s per gallon . 66 66 148 66 66 " C 14s 6d " 66 66 • 15s 6d " 66 The gallon contains 32 gills . From numerous inquiries at publi- cans , we find that in their hands the 32 gills ...
... better 66 66 Best Islay Whisky , · · · at 11 over proof , 13s per gallon . 66 66 148 66 66 " C 14s 6d " 66 66 • 15s 6d " 66 The gallon contains 32 gills . From numerous inquiries at publi- cans , we find that in their hands the 32 gills ...
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... , also sold , at the same price , ale which cost him 13s per ten gallons , giving the better descrip- tion to favoured customers . Some ales are as high as 10d to 1s per quart , though this price is great extortion , 5.
... , also sold , at the same price , ale which cost him 13s per ten gallons , giving the better descrip- tion to favoured customers . Some ales are as high as 10d to 1s per quart , though this price is great extortion , 5.
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... better a thousand times will it be for them to return to the twopenny of their forefathers . One of the chief supports of the Publicans ' Defence Association said , as we were making inquiries at him— " I have long been in the retail ...
... better a thousand times will it be for them to return to the twopenny of their forefathers . One of the chief supports of the Publicans ' Defence Association said , as we were making inquiries at him— " I have long been in the retail ...
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... better " they must take a hair of the dog that bit them . " Two and a - half per cent . is £ 22,320 which reduces the amount to £ 870,481 . This sum of £ 870,481 we shall call the City's Annual Ruin Investment . In the days of the ...
... better " they must take a hair of the dog that bit them . " Two and a - half per cent . is £ 22,320 which reduces the amount to £ 870,481 . This sum of £ 870,481 we shall call the City's Annual Ruin Investment . In the days of the ...
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... better habits , the deaths among the rich were , in 1861 , only 5 out of every thousand inhabitants , though , among the poor , the number was 34 out of the thousand . While it is true that the effect of poisonous air in the slaughter ...
... better habits , the deaths among the rich were , in 1861 , only 5 out of every thousand inhabitants , though , among the poor , the number was 34 out of the thousand . While it is true that the effect of poisonous air in the slaughter ...
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