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- The Romance of Picture-Dealing
(Art Journal, 1858)
- Literary "Packmen"
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- A look at how books were sold in towns and villages where there were no bookshops.
- Country Letter Carriers, by Cuthbert Bede
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- Once upon a time, urban and rural letter carriers carried with them a tin horn, upon which they blew to announce the delivery of the mail. Fortunately, says this author, that custom has vanished, and the mail-carrier now wears a smart livery and knocks upon the door instead.
- My First Curacy
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- How a clergyman goes about locating a position.
- Business Women
(Demorest, 1873)
- A visit with a maker of fancy boxes in Nottingham.
- Men Who Face Death: The Bargemen
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875)
- Observations from the End of One (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875)
- "One" is the number of the author's table in a particular dining-room, and his observations are on the difficult life of the Victorian waiter.
- The Doings of Dustmen
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)
- How to Become an Architect
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)
- How to Qualify for the Musical Profession
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)
- Commercials and Their Ways
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877)
- On the ways and lifestyles of commercial travelers (salesmen).
- Entering the Drapery Trade
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879)
- The Clock-Maker, by C.L. Mateaux
(Little Folks, 1883)
- The Engraver, by C.L. Mateaux
(Little Folks, 1883)
- With the Toymakers
(Little Folks, 1883)
- On Hotel-Keeping, Present and Future, by George Iles
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- Girls as Pianoforte Tuners
(Girl's Own Paper, 1887)
- An American Apprentice System, by Richard T. Auchmuty
(Century Magazine, 1889-1890)
- The Art of Cameo-Cutting, by E. Crossley
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1890)
- How a Sculptor Works, by Alfred Story
(The Strand, 1892A)
- Lady Laundresses, by Josepha Crane
(Girl's Own Paper, 1892)
- Side Talks with Boys, by Foster Coates (Ladies' Home Journal, 1892)
- A column for boys, exploring a variety of career options.
- Actors' Make-Up
(The Strand, 1894A)
- How actors transform themselves for the stage.
- Acrobats and How They Are Trained, by Ernest Low
(The Strand, 1895B)
- How the Other Half Lives: The Jockey, by Wilfred Wemley
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)
- A Market for Everything, by Robert Burdette (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)
- An editorial on what people do and don't and should and shouldn't buy, on trying to sell one's writing, and on not being "for sale."
- Workers and Their Work: The Art of the Potter, by John Foster Fraser
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- The "Potteries" of Staffordshire.
- The Banner-Maker and His Art, by Leonard W. Lillingston
(Windsor Magazine, 1899B)
- On the weaving and painting of silk banners for trade, advertising, churches and friendly societies.
- Firemen in Camp, by Henry T. Bates
(Windsor Magazine, 1899B)
- Besides the information on how firemen are trained, this article offers a charming look at "modern" firefighting equipment.
- My Laundry, by a Laundress
(Girl's Own Paper, 1902)
- How a professional laundry business is managed.
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