The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04

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do what we would for each. All supeea
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best wishes.
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and servants are made TO understand ra
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said that there would be peace.
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advantages or persecution. we mar r.
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I faithful friend.
TO Mr.. ~ Herbert. president
/ Balakiava Society"
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1 firmly ur dragged more sncessefpiiy
a rnass ~ statistics the things ihet
real than Florence Nightlnxsle. *h*s
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, the condition ~ ths army To india. lT '.'
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veteran nurse built machine ~ hsf
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sivn book called Notes On the 49,
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ttife Or Death ~ india. whiFn isM 49,
tho machine had done what she
would, and how vast q stride hss
, taken in the way ~ sanitary ~.
risnts in the tuaiau empire IRE
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foremost 81 the ranks af ih1Ae ~ns
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forces that are coming in ~ nan..
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| needfui by men" II would ~ rar -se
| neEerate the task that she fhw
took ana carried through to So
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