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Memory of Ged and a Run of Oddities in 19th Century Notices
A collage of historical notes on William Ged the inventor of stereo typing facing opposition, a brutal murder in Lee County Mississippi, a St Louis lover’s shirt revenge tale, Gen Grant’s pointed remarks on Ku Klux violence, a toy store window scene with Jim and a shinplaster, a New York larceny case with smugglers, a Laporte damp holdup near a wedding, and a punchline about an old lady swallowing a snake or dat.
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