The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-10

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Which opens with November, 1876, begin.
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, TIE Kingdom Of the Greedy"
= story adapted TO the Thanksgiving season.
Another SERIAL, OF absorbing interest TO boys.
"HIS OWN MASTER"
ByJ. T. 1rowbridge,
author Of the Jack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing Illustration.
OF Oriental sports, with drawings siamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number Of
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"1HE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,n
BY William Cullen Bryant
"The Horse HOTEL" lively article, by
'rhe Clock in the sky" By Richard A.
Proctor "a Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunday.schools," by DR.. Eggeston "The
| Pcterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
! L. Hale Poetry and Carols of Winter
! by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
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Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuar
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TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
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