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Precious Memory Of A...

Sue21 @lovinangelsinstead21 (36847) • Pamplona, Spain 27 Oct 20

My white pony, my white pony, Well he never belonged to me He was a colliery pit pony Working many hours down a coal mine They used to tie him to the fence At the bottom of our garden Big stretches of field used to be there In the...

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I Just Can't Imagine This...

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 28 Apr 17

Back in the 1830s in the USA, about one half of all textile workers were younger than 10 years old. They earned about 12 Cents a day for working 10 -12 hours a day. I just can’t imagine this. Yes, with the onset of...

child labor laws

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Obama to let electricity rates skyrocket

jonesy123 @jonesy123 (3948) • United States 2 Nov 08

Is this what Obama and Biden meant when they stated that Obama may make some unpopular decisions that will be in the end very good for us? Apparently he wants to bankrupt the coal mines and sent electricity rates through the roof....

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