The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-17


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with American mark that books and published this country
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ending which
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matter correct those abuses ensure correct png and TO-
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speech rising generation moulding So Profes
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men of recognized scholarship that the most in
English today the and
magazines have mentioned the Literary Digest It goes into mill
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literary Digest.
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published that soon resumed the old spelling
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adopt the Spelling should rather be called Supplied SPELL
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that Abeve do not favour the abarous
spelling
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things better in France
all men highest literature who exercise author
watch and guard the French
language was nearly still exists exercs