The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-07-14

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The necessity Of a popular medium for the
representation of the productions Of our great ar
fists, has always been recognized and many at
tenpts have been made to meet he want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed
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Journal did not Prove the indifference of the
people of Hmerica to the claims of high art So
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full literature; and collection Of pictures, the
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clUse Of the year. w hile other publications may
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for ten times its cEs; and then there the
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worthy Of the artist features. with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
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