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  • 81Workhouse — Former workhouse in Nantwich, dating from 1780 In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a …

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  • 82poor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indigent (see poverty); inferior, faulty, unsatisfactory, imperfect, defective; humble; weak, flimsy. See insufficiency, imperfection, disease.Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking …

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  • 83devoid — devoid, void, destitute are comparable when they are followed by of and mean showing entire want or lack. Devoid stresses the absence or the nonpossession of a particular quality, character, or tendency {I was not devoid of capacity or… …

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  • 84poor — adj 1 Poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, impecunious, poverty stricken, necessitous are comparable when they mean having less money or fewer possessions than are required to support a full life. Poor describes a person, a people, or an… …

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  • 85Edhi Foundation — The Edhi Foundation is a non profit social welfare program in Pakistan, founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi. Edhi is the head of the organization and his wife Bilquis, a nurse, oversees the maternity and adoption services of the foundation.The Edhi… …

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  • 86Children of the Nations — International Founder(s) Chris and Debbie Clark Type Non Government Organization Founded 1995 Location Silverdale, WA U.S.(International Headquarters) Area served 4 countries: Dominican Republic …

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  • 87Elizabeth Keckly — Infobox biography name = Elizabeth Keckly caption = birth date = February 1818 birth place = Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia death date = May 1907 (Age 88) death place = Washington, DC occupation = Seamstress, Author children = GeorgeElizabeth… …

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  • 88Care of the Poor by the Church —     Care of the Poor by the Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church     I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION     A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… …

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  • 89Economic history of China before 1911 — For developments after 1911, see Economic history of Modern China. A Chinese dragon seen floating among clouds, engraved on a golden canteen dated to the 15th century, during the …

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  • 90New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol — The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, commonly known as the Muller Homes, were an orphanage in the district of Ashley Down, in the north of Bristol. They were built between 1849 and 1870 by the Prussian evangelist George Müller to show the world… …

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