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A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Woman's Relief Corps

an orpurpose of aiding and assisting the Grand Army of the Republic, and to "perpetuate the of the Civil War of 1861-1865, for the widows and orphans," to "cherish and emulate the deeds of our army nurses," memory of their heroic and to "inculcate lessons of patriotism live." The organization is composed of and love of country among our children departments, which are subdivided into and in the communities in which we eral States where no departments exist. corps, as well as detached corps in sevwomen to cast their votes in political elections on the same plane with men.

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