Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-10
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MEALS SATURDAY GAZETTE.
Containing the most Literary and NSSs matter #
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The large additions to Ihe lisI OF the SATURDAY
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best Sea Story; SIS Tor the beet Tale OF Domestic
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OF Literary merit. The proprielOIs have determl-
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Humorous and Witty SGeIches.-A series OF hui
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will he filled with the latest useful and appropriate
information. Several original agricultural papers
Ol high merit have already appeared, and others
will follow. A department: will be devoted also
to Children, another to Riddles Enigmas, &c. In
short, The Gazette contains room for more than any
weekly, aud we shall take II is better filled.
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boast oi this paper, ever since hegan, that II COM
bined the best qualities OF the Magazine and Jour
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good, Mrs. Angela hull, Mrs Caro- line Orne, Mrs.
Hughes, Kate Sutherland, Mary Daven nj, Grace
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eau, c. NJ. Kirkland, L. e. Embury, Fanny Fores-
ter, Blanche Bernardo, n. 2. Willis, J. II. lngra-
ldlili " T. lOullldlli hOOt. COIlIduI y Adul-
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Il feature peculiar 10 it, and given wilhOUi Tench-
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