Typographical typos from hand set type recalled by St Louis Republic
A nostalgically narrated roundup from the St. Louis Republic recounts early typesetting errors before machines. It lists vivid misreadings such as brides becoming bridezillas and Irish District Court for First District Court, plus jokes about proof room corrections and the human slips that shaped old newspapers.
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Dantin
M. Ginory
Blick
Lee
Ginory
M. Gmory
Favarel
Dr. Oudin
Jacques Pantin
Nad
Revere
Mantic
St. Louis Republic
House of Correction
Enoch
Land of the Shamrock
First District Court
Geeks
Cape
Red Cross Society
Mght
Irish Bulls and Wit Through Anecdotes and Errors
A collage of Irish jokes and quips about cleverness and mischief, featuring Sir Richard Steele style boasts, shop talk, and a farmer’s stubborn humor. Tales include a Dublin grocer, a carpenter’s bill, and a deaf man fatally hit by a locomotive.
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Fehard Steele
Richard
Ireland
Orland
Iriah Porter
Dublin
Tadade
Bat
Doyle
Yelverton
Bill
Erin
Michael Connolly
Connolly
Keefe
Keefel
Gaff
Cost of fighting fires studied by national commission
The National Conservation Commission, via the Geological Survey, seeks data from city officials on the added cost of urban water supplies for fire protection beyond domestic use. The project aims to assess fire prevention costs and inform a December report to President Roosevelt.
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Washington
National Conservation Commission
Geological Survey
Bn Ulry
Roosevelt
Lfe
Jclty
Rich
Raustus
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Kome Bouts For Ecunite
Tron
Eh Maude
Kniow
M. Glory
Dann
Lernees
Nannie
Mr. Ginory
Dan
Glory
Jacques Dantin
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Washington Star
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New
Oliver Mecore
Bessie
Bert
National Commission