The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-07-09
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Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The AIdine.
The Art Journal Of Amer1ca

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4 Ma,s :i=s, Conception, toonderfiEy carried out
The Necessity ii popular medium lot tiLe
representation 81 tse productions oi our = "a -
lists, mas always been recognized, anu NJ ri
tempts have been made to meet he am; - neS
SUGGEST failures x hieh 50 lI1FaTlaDI{ i1'lU" -
each attempt III this country 10 est2oiiei r. -
i1nTn4I ala not ptove the indifference 81 the
people of Hmeriea Iue CLAIMS oi nlsI a L -
ssnGil as 3 proper appreciAtion of the want anu
N .biI5tv 4, meet Il were shown, the public al
once rallied with enthusiasm TO us su al
the result was q great afL1s'ie anu
ItTSE While issued with all the reg
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te.1st CHARACTERISTIC OF ordinary III acs
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fuI literature; and collection OF pictures w
rarest specimens of artistic SKIN, IN nIacA ~
white. Although each succeedne nnoIrai nuinI
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The national feature OF THE ALDLNE must
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