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\[label reads\] From Hazzard's Bookstore, Monongahela City, Pa. Dealers in Wall Paper and Blank Books.

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### Notes and Illustrations

While the Hazzard family was the publisher of the city's largest newspaper they also were the proprietors of several related businesses, including a bookstore. Here's an ad from the October 1, 1874 edition of the *Monongahela Valley Republican*:

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Below is a "[ghost sign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_sign)" still appearing on the building once owned by the Hazzard family. Located on Main Street Monongahela, it is a silent reminder of Hazzard family and their businesses.

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