The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-11-12

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The work originally published under tho title of
LIE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOP-EDIA WAS completed In
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LIE AMERICAN CYcLoP.EDIA
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The movement OF political affairs has kept pace with
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non to the industrial and useful arts and the CEN
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consequent revolutions have occurred inyol Wing
national change OF peculiar moment The civil wsr
- our own country which WAS ut IFS height when the
been ended, and new course Of commercsI ant ~
uustrisl activity has been commenced
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WIN he natural result of the lapse of time hay,
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