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Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)

Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 752

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Hoe (b. September 12, 1812; d. June 7,1886) completely revo-lutionized the art of printing by the invention of his lightning rotarypress, in 1846. This marvel was capable of printing 20,000 impressions anhour. After many costly experiments, with a view to printing both sides ofa sheet at once, he… … CLARA BARTON. of 20,000 per hour. Subsequent improvements have given his machines amuch larger hourly capacity. Elias Howe (b. June 9, 1819; d. October 3, 1867) contributed the sewing-machine to the centurys triumphs and wonders, though it is alleged that thehonor of inventing both the eye-pointed…

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