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Title: Paterson, New Jersey : its advantages for manufacturing and residence: its industries, prominent men, banks, schools, churches, etc.
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Shriner, Charles Anthony, 1853- ed Paterson (N.J.). Board of Trade
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Publisher: Paterson, N.J. : Press Printing and Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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i GLENWUOU OR RYLES PARK. The Free Public Library, By Mr. GEORGE WURTS, Editor of The Daily Press. YiyHE Free Public Library is an in.stitution thatllJL!^ the people of Paterson regard with peculiarrj pride, not onh for the benefits wliich tlo\vfrom such a fountain of culture and enjoy-ment to all cities fortunate enough to possess!S«, one, but liecause it was the first entirelv«4S free public library established in XewJersey. Many attempts had been made inthe earlier history of the town and city to found librariespartaking more or less of a public character, \yith the usualexperience in such cases. Being limited in scope, unen-dowed, and depending on ephemeral sources of support,these enterprises one after another flickered out their fee-ble liyes. In the year 1884 the Hon. William Prall, thena talented member of the Passaic County Bar, but who hassince taken orders in the ministry of the Protestant Epis-copal Church, was a member of the House of Assembly ofthe New Jersey Legislatu

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