M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-28
TWENTYsslxrA BIRTHDAY
OF THE
STAR PAPER OF AMERICA,
January 1, aS6A.
THE NEW YORK MERCURY
FOR THE
COMING YEAR.

AftOrmors than quarter Ofa century or M
Interrupted success, rHB Nzw YORK hsRouAY
l-stsndiag frss on the Inns.er roll OF tho dit
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Is past Osrosr As guAran.eJ ofnsU rldmpha
70 the uture.
heretofore, II is hos Ooipsod al rivalry hu.
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