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as fro.n personal experiences; " The Chemistry of Iron and Steel 

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— Campanini, the famous tenor, has written a striking 

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— "The Economics of Prohibition," by James C. Fernald, is a 

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— The Colorado College Scientific SDciety^ Colorado Springs, 

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