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... manac editors had predicted the great London fire of 1616 , and because people believed they had then set the fire , paid for it with their lives . This knowledge , added to his own experiences with the Boston author- ities and ...
... manac editors had predicted the great London fire of 1616 , and because people believed they had then set the fire , paid for it with their lives . This knowledge , added to his own experiences with the Boston author- ities and ...
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... manac or two for Mr. Thomas as well as his own . Prior to this period , he had gone to New York not only to * Samuel Stearns was not the only editor and writer battling deadlines in those exciting days . Daniel George , for example ...
... manac or two for Mr. Thomas as well as his own . Prior to this period , he had gone to New York not only to * Samuel Stearns was not the only editor and writer battling deadlines in those exciting days . Daniel George , for example ...
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... manac , " Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society , Vol . 24 , April 8 , 1914 , Oct. 21 , 1914. Worcester , Mass . Pub . by the Society . Appleton's Boston Almanac . Rhode Island Almanac , 1855 . Spofford , A. R. , " A Brief ...
... manac , " Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society , Vol . 24 , April 8 , 1914 , Oct. 21 , 1914. Worcester , Mass . Pub . by the Society . Appleton's Boston Almanac . Rhode Island Almanac , 1855 . Spofford , A. R. , " A Brief ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
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