The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-04-30
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cords of a Journal from the Great
Valley of the West to the Sacred
Plains of the East, with maps. dia-
grams and numerous Illustrations.
By Rev. ID. A. RANDALL. Published
by John E. Potter & Co.
This book is, gotten up in good style,
on good paper. The field covered by
the author is a good one, and we doubt
not the book is all it claims to be.
II. L. Poplin is now canvassing for
subscriptions, in this place, and we hope
he may succeed in obtaining good list.
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tiles as the New York Tribune, New
/ Y DIRK Independent, Cincinnati Gazette
| Toledo blade, Springfield Republican
and many others of our best papers ant
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is just such book as our people wan
4 to while away an occasional hour.
/ j. f. Randolph, of this place has Sc
! cured the agency for this book in Lyol
county and is now engaged in soliciting
| subscribers for it.