M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-11
VWENTT-slxTH BIRTHDAY
OF THE
STAR PAPER OF AMERICA .
January 1, 1s64.
THE new YORK MERCURY
COMING YEAR.

after more than quarter Of century fuu-
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--JIandiag hrsg on tho master roll Of ths lAt~
triry Press in thia 1oulGry -peins proud ly TO
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who has suddeniy risen, ise
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aud artists who have become familiar 60 the
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MAKsAREr BLouNr, ". %. EAroN,
yEp BLNTLIyR On IoRaE MARTIAL,
ARruua N. GRANsEs, JclIA 3. lNoRAHAN,
GRACE 9ARBHIR, EDWARD WTLLLTr,
FELIX O. c. DARLET, MARY CHEZ,
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while its pictorial illustrations ara from tho in-
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destroyed those that s,in sIryiSs hsa adisi
thousands to tue circulation Of rhE Nrw YoRI
MERCURY.
lie hcart-stl-E!ng short stories, its m!li.Ar'
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