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published by the local cultural society "Unirea". The magazine was established on 27 September 1870 by Ion Popescu,

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and Ştefan Neagoe. Other main contributors to the magazine were Panaite Chenciu, I.C. Codrescu and

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. The magazine continued to appear until 1876.Ion N. Oprea - Mari personalităţi ale culturii române într-o istorie a presei bârlădene 1870 – 2008 - Editura P.I.M. Iaşi - 200

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Sămănătorul ''Sămănătorul'' or ''Semănătorul'' (, Romanian language, Romanian for "The Sower") was a Literary magazine, literary and Political journalism, political magazine published in Romania between 1901 and 1910. Founded by poets Alexandru Vlahuță ...

'' published in 1901 by George Coşbuc and

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