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  • Two Workmen, which is a very nice and exciting story, about how one passed all the public houses in Cheapside and was made Lord Mayor on arriving at the Guildhall, while the other went into all the public houses and emerged quite ineligible for such a dignity.

    Eugenics and Other Evils 1905

  • The Industrial Commission of Minnesota sent out a standard notice to employers, which read in part "Chapter 82, Laws of 1921, known as the Workmen's Compensation Act, requires every employer of labor in this state, except those employing only domestic servants or farm laborers, to comply with its provisions" in one of thee ways:

    What in the hell ... 2008

  • Even those who would rather have had tea or coffee had beer, because if they went to a temperance restaurant or coffee tavern it generally happened that they were not treated very civilly unless they bought something to eat as well as to drink, and the tea at such places was really dearer than beer, and the latter was certainly quite as good to drink as the stewed tea or the liquid mud that was sold as coffee at cheap 'Workmen's' Eating Houses.

    The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell 1890

  • Workmen turned up to begin building the base for the fan-funded tribute but were turned away by the chief executive, Perry Deakin.

    Football League clubs debate wage restraint to curb losses 2011

  • Workmen and visitors stepped into an antiseptic solution to prevent transfer of any germs.

    The Pig Palace Still Stands 2010

  • Workmen turned up to begin building the base for the fan-funded tribute but were turned away by the chief executive, Perry Deakin.

    Football League clubs debate wage restraint to curb losses 2011

  • Awana an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, taken from the New Testament -- 2 Timothy 2:15 is an organization that aims to help kids memorize Bible passages.

    Cornelia Seigneur: Biblical Memorization And Carrying The 'Flag Of Shame' Cornelia Seigneur 2011

  • Awana an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, taken from the New Testament -- 2 Timothy 2:15 is an organization that aims to help kids memorize Bible passages.

    Cornelia Seigneur: Biblical Memorization And Carrying The 'Flag Of Shame' Cornelia Seigneur 2011

  • Awana an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, taken from the New Testament -- 2 Timothy 2:15 is an organization that aims to help kids memorize Bible passages.

    Cornelia Seigneur: Biblical Memorization And Carrying The 'Flag Of Shame' Cornelia Seigneur 2011

  • Awana an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, taken from the New Testament -- 2 Timothy 2:15 is an organization that aims to help kids memorize Bible passages.

    Cornelia Seigneur: Biblical Memorization And Carrying The 'Flag Of Shame' Cornelia Seigneur 2011

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