The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-04-03
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THE NEW YORK MERCURY
FOR 1862

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The leading feature OF the new volume will
DC " p0"S'! MISS ss' II. + Z. BrADpoS,
author of Oscar Bertrand 'The Outcasts,'
"Nobody's Daushter,' ':Three Times Dead
etc, etc, and one of the most popular novel
cites of the day. entitled,
THE FACTORY GIRL;
Ok, The Blossom AND TIE BLIGHT,
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The Factory Girl will be almost immediate.
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