The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-02-19
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"THE STORY OF SEVENOAKS."
by J. G. Holland. A series of papers
from various pens on
AMERICAN LIFE 4 SCENERY"
including descriptive papers on Ameri-
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"A FARMERS VACATION IN EU-
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Six articles recounting the experience of
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Newport, r. ~ during tour through
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Western Europe, in the autumn of 1873.
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FRENCH LITERATURE AND
PARTISAN LIFE
by Albert Rhodes, with illustrations by
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