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This building was erected in 1854 Mr. Shattuck came to California via the Isthmus and resided here 47 years. Just beyond stood the old High School building. On the next block, at No. 1010, resided for many years another of the old booksellers, Mr. At the northwest corner of Washington stood the first brick building built in San Francisco.
"Congratulate you, Bob," he said; and passed on. Bob stared after him. As he stared, Trevor came out of the block. "Congratulate you, Bob." "What's the matter now?" "Haven't you seen?" "Seen what?" "Why the list. You've got your first." "My what? you're rotting." "No, I'm not. Go and look." The thing seemed incredible.
They went on in silence till they were within a block of her house. Several people had passed them who Theron felt sure must have recognized them both.
The Congress should provide, by appropriate legislation, for the introduction of block signals upon all railroads engaged in interstate commerce at the earliest practicable date, as a measure of increased safety to the traveling public.
The largest masses of the common kind in Rome are the eight grand old Corinthian columns which form the portico of the Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina in the Forum. The height of each shaft, which is composed of a single block, is forty-six feet, and the circumference fifteen feet.
The report of the fire was sent out by Wire Chief Green, of the Bell Telephone Company, who said the fire was then within a block of the telephone exchange in which was located John A. Bell, who for more than twenty-four hours had kept the outside world informed as best he could of the catastrophe in Dayton.
His plan contemplated nothing further than this. His intention was to block all legislation adverse to the interests. He would have no new laws to fear, and of the old, the Supreme Court would properly interpret them. He did not intend that his Senators should all vote alike, speak alike, or act from apparently similar motives.
"Well, not exactly over here, to England, Mrs. Wilkins," I explained. "He has been introduced into Africa to work in the mines there." "It's a funny thing," said Mrs. Wilkins, "but to 'ear the way some of them talk in our block, you might run away with the notion that is, if you didn't know 'em that work was their only joy.
Physically indeed it is little more than a block of limestone which has been broken off by some natural convulsion from the promontory of Sorrento, and changed by the strait of blue water which now parts it from the mainland into the first of a chain of islands which stretch across the Bay of Naples.
"I have not thought about it the bandages are badly needed." Her pencil was in her hand, and the block ready she evidently did not mean to go on conversing with me. This attitude of continuous diligence on her part has begun to irritate me. She never fidgets just works all the time. I'll ask Burton what he thinks of her at luncheon to-day As I said before, Burton knows the world.
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