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were nom inated with rue by the a life of Jefferson, which should be
From Mr. O. J. Holyoake.
U niversity, will, I hope, send fur- in every L ib rary in the state,
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Dear sir:— Mr. Pearl Geer has B ritain. It occurs to me th a t some For term s of agency address,
w ritten me one of those clear indi- en terp risin g craftsm an in America,
C a r p e n te r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g ,
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R o c h e lle , III.
have engaged Pearl W. Geer to
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select agents for Oregon. For any
Dear Mr. H olyoake:-
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