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Winston’s Complete Encyclopedia 
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Charles Morris, Editor in Chief 
A. R. Spofford, Former Librarian of Congress 
Charles Annandale, M. A., LL.D., British Mnseum 
Francis T. Fnrey, M. A. 
Isaac T. Johnson, M. A. 
Walter Blumenthal, B. S. E. 
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