| Show one sunday newspaper the globe glob democrat of sunday contained 4 42 40 0 pages and columns the total number of words contained in ia that issue was the number of lems ems counting the mitter matter as one half agate one hilf half nonpareil was the number of separate se pieces of type handled by the compositor in preparing that issue was if the columns of type composing that issue were placed end to end they would form a solid abolia column of type 1754 1734 yards long ions or laid 1 in n line lide would extend from the mississippi river to seventeenth and olive streets if the lines of typo type composing that issue were placed end to end the result would be a line of type yards long iong about 21 2 2 miles or extending from the river to Vander veater avenue the words contained in that issue would make 21 3 3 1 2 1 book pages of words each and 83 85 volumes of IZO pages each with pages over to print the issue of that one day required 1 pounds of specially prepared paper st louis louia globe democrat |
