The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Interest paid not only on the principal but on the interest that accumulates thereon when added to the original amount . Concession .— ( 1 ) A grant or privilege made by a government or private enterprise to individuals to courage them ...
Interest paid not only on the principal but on the interest that accumulates thereon when added to the original amount . Concession .— ( 1 ) A grant or privilege made by a government or private enterprise to individuals to courage them ...
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tious lawsuit having for its purpose the defeat of an " estate tail , " a type of interest in land which could pass only to the heirs of the body of the donee and was not alienable to other persons . The creation of an estate tail left ...
tious lawsuit having for its purpose the defeat of an " estate tail , " a type of interest in land which could pass only to the heirs of the body of the donee and was not alienable to other persons . The creation of an estate tail left ...
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Their interest led to the subsequent development of the dictaphone , the typewriter , and the Linotype . After some years of experiments they employed Ottmar Mergenthaler , a German clockmaker , who had migrated to America in 1872 and ...
Their interest led to the subsequent development of the dictaphone , the typewriter , and the Linotype . After some years of experiments they employed Ottmar Mergenthaler , a German clockmaker , who had migrated to America in 1872 and ...
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