ASCII Art from the 1880s

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Well, sir, he typeset, by hand, a map of Michigan, showing the "dry" counties with dotted lines, the "wet" counties with swirly brackets, and the non-voting counties left blank.

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This is the single most jaw-dropping tour de force of typesetting that Dusty Diary has everseen in any old Ypsi paper. "We found this part troublesome enough to set," says a little story under the map, "and if any printer thinks it a simple job, he may try it for two or three days." Egads! No thanks!