The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 24, June 16, 1898

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Title: The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 24, June 16, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Author: Various
Editor: Julia Truitt Bishop
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