This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
1 lb. of Wheat Flour is equal to ............. | 1 quart |
1 lb. 2 oz. of Indian Meal make ............ | 1 quart |
1 lb. of Soft Butter is equal to ............ | 1 quart |
1 lb. of Broken Loaf Sugar is equal to........ | 1 quart |
1 lb. 2 oz. of Best Brown Suger make........ | 1 quart |
1 lb. 1 oz. of Powdered White Sugar make | 1 quart |
10 Eggs make .......................... | 1 pound |
4 Large Tablespoonfuls make ............. | 1/2 grill |
1 Common-sized Tumbler holds ........... | 1/2 pint |
1 Common-sized Wine-glass is equal to.. | 1/2 grill |
1 Tea-cup holds ........................ | 1 gill. |
1 Large wine-glass holds ................. | 2 ounces |
1 Tablespoonful is equal to ................ | 1/2 ounce |
The cost of paving will vary slightly in different sections, according to the supply of materials near by. The following is the average cost in Chicago, 111.:
Kind of Pavement. | Per Square Yard. |
Stone block, about ................. | ......$2.50 to $3.25 |
Asphaltum block ................... | ....2.25 to 2.50 |
Cedar block ...................... | ....1.25 to 1.50 |
Macadam ........................ | ....1.40 to 1.80 |
Curbstone, per lineal foot ........... | .....70 to .75 |
On a street eighty feet wide there will be two and two-thirds yards, and on a sixty-six foot street two and one-ninth yards of pavement for each foot of frontage on each side of the street, excepting on- streets occupied by railway tracks.
 
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