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... period to the return of the deformity . ( J. C. ) CLUNY , or CLUGNI , a town of France , in the depart ment of Saône - et - Loire , about twelve miles by rail north- west of Macon , on the left bank of the Grône , a tributary of the ...
... period to the return of the deformity . ( J. C. ) CLUNY , or CLUGNI , a town of France , in the depart ment of Saône - et - Loire , about twelve miles by rail north- west of Macon , on the left bank of the Grône , a tributary of the ...
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... period , the constitution underwent a popular transformation . The situation of the city was favorable for commerce , and the Cnidians acquired con- siderable wealth , and were able to colonize the island of Lipara and founded the city ...
... period , the constitution underwent a popular transformation . The situation of the city was favorable for commerce , and the Cnidians acquired con- siderable wealth , and were able to colonize the island of Lipara and founded the city ...
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... period , when the demand for fuel caused by the extension of railways and the increase of manufacturing industries has stimulated explorations , which have resulted in the dis- covery of coal - bearing strata of considerable magnitude ...
... period , when the demand for fuel caused by the extension of railways and the increase of manufacturing industries has stimulated explorations , which have resulted in the dis- covery of coal - bearing strata of considerable magnitude ...
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... period so remote as 875 A.D. , or ex- actly 1000 years ago . In a treatise published in 1566 by an Arab sheikh it is stated that a knowledge of coffee was first brought from Abyssinia into Arabia about the begin- ning of the 15th ...
... period so remote as 875 A.D. , or ex- actly 1000 years ago . In a treatise published in 1566 by an Arab sheikh it is stated that a knowledge of coffee was first brought from Abyssinia into Arabia about the begin- ning of the 15th ...
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... period made the subject of adulteration and sophistication . Indeed for some years , between 1840 and 1852 , much of what was sold under the name of coffee was actually chicory , a root which at that period was cultivated and ...
... period made the subject of adulteration and sophistication . Indeed for some years , between 1840 and 1852 , much of what was sold under the name of coffee was actually chicory , a root which at that period was cultivated and ...
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