Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-22

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The work originally published under the
title of the New American Cyclopediawa
completed in 1868, since which time the
wide circulation which it has attained in
all parts OF the United States and the
signal developments which have taken place
lie every branch of science, literature, and
art, have induced the editors and publish
ers to submit to an exact and thorough re-
vision, and to issue new edition entitled
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Within the past ten years the progress of
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and their fruitful application to the indus
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and consequent revolutions have occurred,
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knowledge have been made by the indie
tatigable explorers of Africa.
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