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Original antique issue of The United Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Thursday, May 13, 1880, Volume XXXVIII, Number 20, with the motto "The Truth of God: Forbearance in Love." About 11.4 x 16.5 inches or a bit more. Used condition: toned newsprint with a horizontal fold, reddish stains (heaviest at right on the front), edge chips and wear; text remains readable.
The front page carries the contents list and editorial notes, including comment on Robert G. Ingersoll lecturing near Cornell, Professor Swing, Pennsylvania bribery cases, the death of Rev. Chauncey Webster, and the Swedenborgian "New Church."
The back page (320) is full of Pittsburgh and Allegheny advertising: Joseph Horne & Co.'s Retail parasols and silk department, C. Wattley & Co. on Federal Street, Wm. Semple's dress goods in Allegheny, Boggs & Buhl, James McKee watches and jewelry, Graham Scott real estate, Wm. & Jas. Murdoch seeds, a market report, and an "Education for Freedmen" notice for Lincoln University, Chester County, Pa. Also the paper's own terms box, No. 55 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh. An original period issue, not a reprint.
The front page carries the contents list and editorial notes, including comment on Robert G. Ingersoll lecturing near Cornell, Professor Swing, Pennsylvania bribery cases, the death of Rev. Chauncey Webster, and the Swedenborgian "New Church."
The back page (320) is full of Pittsburgh and Allegheny advertising: Joseph Horne & Co.'s Retail parasols and silk department, C. Wattley & Co. on Federal Street, Wm. Semple's dress goods in Allegheny, Boggs & Buhl, James McKee watches and jewelry, Graham Scott real estate, Wm. & Jas. Murdoch seeds, a market report, and an "Education for Freedmen" notice for Lincoln University, Chester County, Pa. Also the paper's own terms box, No. 55 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh. An original period issue, not a reprint.