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WONDERFUL TYPOGRAPHY. |
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WONDERFUL TYPOGRAPHY.
The following minute copies of the first page of The Sun,
New York
Observer and New York Tribune, are specimens of the
finest typography ever
executed. They are exact miniature re-productions of the matter contained
on
the first pages of these papers on the dates given, and are printed from stereotype
plates on a cylinder press. Although the letters are so small as
scarce
to be deciphered by the naked eye, yet a strong magnifying glass will
reveal the perfect readable type. Of the Sun, we have
selected the issue
of September 4th, 1872, to present in this form, for the reason that it contains
the first developments of the “Credit Mobilier Frauds,”
which the
Sun was the first to throw “a ray of light
upon.” Of the New York Observer,
an exact fac-simile in type and
matter of the first number, issued
May 17, 1823, is placed in juxtaposition to the paper of 1873, showing the
change in the form and size of the paper since its foundation 50 years ago.
The editor of the Petalumna (Cal.) Crescent makes his
annual report as
follows:—
“The various banks, insurance companies, etc., have made their
annual
reports, the editor begs leave to present to the public the following as
his
operations during the last six months:
A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT.
Been asked to drink | 11,303 |
Drank | 1,396 |
Requested to retract | 416 |
Didn't retract | 416 |
Invited to parties, receptions, etc., by parties fishing for puffs | 3,333 |
Took the hint | 33 |
Didn't take the hint | 3,300 |
Threatened to be whippped | 174 |
Been whipped | 0 |
Whipped the other fellow | 4 |
Been promised bottles of champagne, whisky, gin, bitters, boxes of cigars, etc., if we would go after them |
6,650 |
Been after them | 0 |
Going again | 0 |
Been asked “What's the news?” | 200,000 |
Lied about it | 199,999 |
Told | 1 |
Been to Church | 1 |
Changed politics | 33 |
Expect to change still | 33 |
Cash on hand | $00 |
Gave for charity | $00 |
Gave for a terrier dog | $23 |
Swore off bad habits | 722 |
Shall swear off this year | 703 |
Number of bad habits | 0 |
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