The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A DAILY STAFF FOR LIFE's PATH
WAY Selected and Arranged by Mrs.
C. g. Derose; Illustrated by 1zOra G..
Chandler. Cloth 16 mo. Published by
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We have here a compilation Of gems
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wEBSTER'S UP-TO DATE VEST
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THE ELVES CALENDAR FOR 1895,
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WASHINGTON: OR, THE REvOI.U-
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Independence. BY Ethan Allen. Paper,
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AMERICAN. CATHOLICS AND THE A.
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