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Linotype Machine at Bullion Plaza Museum, Miami, Az Photo by Robert Licano

The Linotype

It may be hard to believe that the hulking piece of machinery now on display at Bullion Plaza Museum was once praised by Thomas Edison as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World” and inspired John Hendel writing for The Atlantic magazine  that, “…to embark on Linotype – was to embark …

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Salting the earth: The con is on

As it turns out, P.T. Barnum never said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” But that doesn’t make it any less true. Depending on the degree to which someone wants to believe, even a thoughtful person can be convinced of just about anything. Anxious people with the desire for quick …

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