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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 714

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theres a bad letter.Let me try that line again. I can do betterthan that. So the linotype talked away till the end andfinished the last pagewith the feeling of havingfought a good fight. To the electrotyping room went the bright,shining forms of type so plates could be madefor printing, Whoo! cried… … there—and there. Thats it. Now,all together, fo some fine molds. The plates were so fine when fin-ished that they brought a smile to thepress as it gripped them in its hand,for the press was new and had all theambition of youth to make a reputa-tion. Hour after hour it waved overthem the magic wand…

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