Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-12-14
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TE3TiE new voluIne e con mencirg with the ia
Z ruare number, 1856, viii contain over
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ter 10 please the grave a 4d the gay, the young
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Fash hion, aud purely feminine in its nature, IS
iullv equal 10 that published III any other PERI
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This Magazine is, and has teens WITHIN tas
scope 0r rs desga, the exponent OF pure,
healthy, and elevated hteratirei ~ PROOF 81
which We refer to the past AMI more espeeAi-
ly to the present year.
The coming volume, on account OF the en-
gagements made with literary celebrities. and
the superior facilities at our control WIFI whiie
in other respects unchanged, excel IN tiis beu-
Is and variety of its contents all former Issues
The following ere the names Of some Of those
whose contributions have appeared in '''sra'
ha.' during the Present yeaF-
W. c. Bryaat. j. Russell Lowell, j. T. Head
lcy. 7 b. keal.. rFm Dove, Il. w. GriswoM,
+. p Whipple, ". G. Simms, II. v. Herbert
Il. II. St0ddirl, Park Benjamin, Paul II.
liayne, j. ". Church, j. Releaer, d. D., Wm-
Alexander, E w. Ellsworth, h. O. Smith,
Alice Cary. Ellen Louise Chandler, Jalia {.
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Orne, Coiit NJ. Burr. Anne I. Wilbur, Belle
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t,iin Il splendid Steele Engraving; Plate oi
the Paris Fashions. on Ss5-et, elegantly cnlor-
ed; one or mere articles ,ichiy illustrated with
Wool Enertvings; Miscellaneous Pross and
Poetry, M EDITORS Table; Reviews OF New
Books; Monthly Summary OF Current Events
Hints on Fassioa and FdshidnAbl- Int siiiseact
for the Months Patterns for Needie-worE, and
New Nasc
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Sketches and Auecdotes Foreign and pomeS-
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The Monthly Summary of' Carr@nt Events
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events, which have taken place IN tae ~"fia
during the preceding month.
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