The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-18
A MODERN INNOVATION.


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oyclop@dia Britannica" ia.
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There are blemishes in diamonds
30 there are in the Encyclopedias Bri-
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The ninth and latest edition of the
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from Eve TO twenty years ago, has be-
come ont Of date, and on account OF
the rapidity Of events, especially in
the United States, it has become as
work of reference comparatively old.
Gladstone states that the world has
made more progress N the last hun.
bred years than in all the past ages.
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history of the past, but an encyclopas-
dia that chronicles the mighty events
OF recent years.
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MICA contains the biographies of nos
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Englishmen, Sights American sub.
iects; as an illustration, the Encyclo-
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about an insignificant English borough
than sovereign American State;
lengthy details about my Lord Tom
noddy, but sadly silent about Ethan
Allen, whose acts as leader OF the
Green Mountain Boys in capturing
the first fort (Ticondsrogs) from the
British in the War for Independence
placed him in the front rank OF liber-
tvs heroes.
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York State, is still an overgrown town
of only 10000 or SO inhabitants, Dem
YER is still hamlet of 1900. while
Chicago is put down for the nodess
population Of trifle over 100000.
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winds of heaven.
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