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Full Title	Chicago Ledger, v. XLV, no. 1, Saturday, January 6, 1917.
Contributor	Breeden, Augustin W.
Date Added	3 April 2016
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1917-01-06
Publisher	Chicago, Ill. : W. D. Boyce Company
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	My swamp bride / by Augustin W. Breeden.
Topic	Popular literature > Specimens. Story papers > Specimens.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

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