The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-14
Our Home Study Circle.

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the most valuable series of articles for
public information that has ever been Of
fered to the people OF the Pacific North
west. IL has secured the exclusive right
to the home study courses OF instruction
prepared under the direction OF MT sey-
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and to educators the country over as OF
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and lessons. including the equivalent Of
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the first six days of each week.
The subscriber 10 the Observation-Disclosures
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only 70 those who feel that their educa-
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So comprehensive is this work that We
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outline SONG e rs more attractive fea q;
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81 the world. brought down 70 the pres
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