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Merchants

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Merchants has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 12 references, with 2 live disagreements.

39 facts·36 predicates·12 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:occupations(3), knows difficulty keeping(2), preference capture trade(1)

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Inbound mentions (22)

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informsAudienceInforms Audience(2)

targetsAudienceTargets Audience(2)

acknowledgesDonationsForPrizesAcknowledges Donations for Prizes(1)

advertisesToAdvertises to(1)

areAre(1)

areGlassOilAndColourMerchantsAre Glass Oil and Colour Merchants(1)

causesLossesCauses Losses(1)

claimsIndependenceFromClaims Independence From(1)

classifiedAsClassified As(1)

givesSatisfactionToGives Satisfaction to(1)

helpsHelps(1)

implicatesFailedBusinessImplicates Failed Business(1)

importantToImportant to(1)

isMerchantIs Merchant(1)

isTeaMerchantIs Tea Merchant(1)

merchantsDefyCompetitionWithoutAdvertisingMerchants Defy Competition Without Advertising(1)

servicedByServiced by(1)

targetedAtTargeted at(1)

teleologicalForInformingDecisionsTeleological for Informing Decisions(1)

wasStoppingPointForWas Stopping Point for(1)

Other facts (39)

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39 facts
PredicateValueRef
Occupationstraded-grains[12]
Occupationstraded-wine[12]
Occupationstraded-olive-oil[12]
Knows Difficulty KeepingFermented Liquors[2]
Knows Difficulty KeepingDairy Produce[2]
Preference Capture TradeNew England[1]
Advocate OptimismBusiness Growth[2]
Express Opinionbusiness far ahead of last year[2]
Consider Sufficient Storesmay be got and worked weekly[2]
Unanimous in SympathyShipowners[2]
Sympathize WithShipowners[2]
Will Feel Loss of TradeShipping Strike[2]
Maintain Position onnot supplying goods to persons selling to strikers on credit[2]
JoinedBrisbane Employers Association[2]
Views Communication Northunsafe[2]
Do Not View Communication Farther North As Safe YetNorth of Rockhampton[2]
Disappointed byAdmiral Decision[3]
Extend Credit Fourthnull[2]
Exercise Great CautionTransactions[2]
Are Satisfied With Fourthnull[2]
Hopeful As toFuture[3]
Express OptimismFuture Outlook[3]
Report Some ImprovementS M Herald Thursday[2]
Import From Home Marketstrue[4]
Doubtful of Obtaining Enhanced Pricenull[5]
Take Toll on ImportsPopulation Goods[5]
Take Toll on ProduceLand Produce[5]
Compete With BargainsSpecial Sales[6]
Commit to Quality Productsnull[6]
Always Have Stock Arrivingtrue[6]
Could Not Have Done Better ThanResolve on Immigrants[6]
Include Leading MenMaryborough[6]
Essential Role Is Supply Chaintrue[7]
Aimed to ServiceGold Miners[8]
Shared in BonanzaGold Miners Service[9]
Control Points inGuanxi Networks[10]
Activitymarketplaces[11]
Rdf:typeSocial Class[12]
Activitiestraders-who-bought-and-sold-goods[12]

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preferenceCaptureTradetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:new-england
knowsDifficultyKeepingtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:fermented-liquors
knowsDifficultyKeepingtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:dairy-produce
advocateOptimismtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:business-growth
expressOpiniontrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
business far ahead of last year
considerSufficientStorestrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
may be got and worked weekly
unanimousInSympathytrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:shipowners
sympathizeWithtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:shipowners
willFeelLossOfTradetrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:shipping-strike
maintainPositionOntrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
not supplying goods to persons selling to strikers on credit
joinedtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:brisbane-employers-association
viewsCommunicationNorthtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
unsafe
doNotViewCommunicationFartherNorthAsSafeYettrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:north-of-rockhampton
disappointedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:admiral-decision
extendCreditFourthtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
null
exerciseGreatCautiontrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:transactions
areSatisfiedWithFourthtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
null
hopefulAsTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:future
expressOptimismtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:future-outlook
reportSomeImprovementtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:s-m-herald-thursday
importFromHomeMarketstrove-cooktown/prostitution
true
doubtfulOfObtainingEnhancedPricetrove-cooktown/nunn
null
takeTollOnImportstrove-cooktown/nunn
ex:population-goods
takeTollOnProducetrove-cooktown/nunn
ex:land-produce
competeWithBargainstrove-cooktown/watkins
ex:special-sales
commitToQualityProductstrove-cooktown/watkins
null
alwaysHaveStockArrivingtrove-cooktown/watkins
true
couldNotHaveDoneBetterThantrove-cooktown/watkins
ex:resolve-on-immigrants
includeLeadingMentrove-cooktown/watkins
ex:maryborough
essentialRoleIsSupplyChainbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/168862201_Tuesday-21-April-1896_Advertising
true
aimedToServicerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/006-www-douglashistory-org-au-local-stories-christie-palmerston-1b312993c950
ex:gold-miners
sharedInBonanzarosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-douglashistory-org-au-local-stories-christie-palmerston-6f64ca5e8c6f
ex:gold-miners-service
controlPointsInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/rains-webs-association-overseas-chinese-social-landscape-early-cooktown-c036f926c835
ex:guanxi-networks
activitylme/1d40bc30-8f9a-43ad-ab3b-f352bf0fb2d0
marketplaces
typelme/a77f4345-e11c-4fd6-8622-7a9b82d91486
ex:Social-Class
activitieslme/a77f4345-e11c-4fd6-8622-7a9b82d91486
traders-who-bought-and-sold-goods
occupationslme/a77f4345-e11c-4fd6-8622-7a9b82d91486
traded-grains
occupationslme/a77f4345-e11c-4fd6-8622-7a9b82d91486
traded-wine
occupationslme/a77f4345-e11c-4fd6-8622-7a9b82d91486
traded-olive-oil

References (12)

12 references
  1. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  2. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
  3. [3]Beche De Mer3 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  4. [4]Prostitution1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
  5. [5]Nunn3 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/nunn
  6. [6]Watkins5 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
  7. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/168862201_Tuesday-21-April-1896_Advertising
  8. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/006-www-douglashistory-org-au-local-stories-christie-palmerston-1b312993c950
  9. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-douglashistory-org-au-local-stories-christie-palmerston-6f64ca5e8c6f
  10. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/rains-webs-association-overseas-chinese-social-landscape-early-cooktown-c036f926c835
  11. ctx:claims/lme/1d40bc30-8f9a-43ad-ab3b-f352bf0fb2d0
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  12. ctx:claims/lme/a77f4345-e11c-4fd6-8622-7a9b82d91486
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      [Session date: 2023/02/15 (Wed) 12:39] User: Hi! I'm looking for some book recommendations for kids. I volunteered at the "Books for Kids" charity book drive event at my local library today, helping to sort and pack over 500 books for under

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