The Industrial RevolutionS. Sonnenschein & Company, Lim., 1901 - 105 pages |
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Page v
... wages have now entrusted to them much of the power possessed by the Government of this country . The future of this country , and the parts of the world dependent on it must be largely settled by the use , wise or foolish , good or evil ...
... wages have now entrusted to them much of the power possessed by the Government of this country . The future of this country , and the parts of the world dependent on it must be largely settled by the use , wise or foolish , good or evil ...
Page vi
... wage instead of a monthly salary or yearly income . Again , workers are not respectable or to be con- . sidered because they work more with their hands or feet than with their brains , but because the work they do is good . If it is not ...
... wage instead of a monthly salary or yearly income . Again , workers are not respectable or to be con- . sidered because they work more with their hands or feet than with their brains , but because the work they do is good . If it is not ...
Page 8
... Wages ranged from 8s . to ros . per week , while the cost of board was 5s . or 6s . Rents were low , food- stuffs and clothing abundant , and the regular wages could be supplemented with earnings from spinning , weaving , and lace ...
... Wages ranged from 8s . to ros . per week , while the cost of board was 5s . or 6s . Rents were low , food- stuffs and clothing abundant , and the regular wages could be supplemented with earnings from spinning , weaving , and lace ...
Page 16
... wages received secured to the workers the necessaries for a plain life . Life was simpler , and the struggle for existence not so keen as at the present time . There were not the hurry , rush , and uproar which machinery and increased ...
... wages received secured to the workers the necessaries for a plain life . Life was simpler , and the struggle for existence not so keen as at the present time . There were not the hurry , rush , and uproar which machinery and increased ...
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... wages were regulated by law and trades were controlled by the town guilds ; international commerce was carried on by privileged and chartered companies and restricted by legislative enactments . On the eve of the Industrial Revolution ...
... wages were regulated by law and trades were controlled by the town guilds ; international commerce was carried on by privileged and chartered companies and restricted by legislative enactments . On the eve of the Industrial Revolution ...
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