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Erik 22 November 2025 at 9:14 pm on Types of notebooksThere is also this snippet from 1849 Reporter's Companion (Pitman's system) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnyx7a&seq=19 which suggests from the method of page turning
Erik 22 November 2025 at 8:51 pm on Types of notebooksAh interesting. My memory is once again spotty but IIRC correctly OP had claimed to be associated with some sort
Lee 22 November 2025 at 7:15 pm on Types of notebooksThat's the same image that someone asked about in the "Shorthand Writing" Facebook group. I don't think it's authentically from
Carlos 22 November 2025 at 2:59 pm on Types of notebooksNo worries, Erik. I edited the post. Images can only be embedded in comments by using links.
Erik 22 November 2025 at 1:06 pm on Types of notebooksHmm, it seems like I messed up the embedding and I can't figure out how to edit a post. Direct
Erik 22 November 2025 at 1:02 pm on Types of notebooksIf the Internet is to be believed, spiral bound notebooks like the standard steno pad didn’t appear until the 1920s
Carlos 20 November 2025 at 4:31 pm on Types of notebooksThat would make sense.
Carlos 19 November 2025 at 3:43 pm on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingYou're welcome!
Nicholas Salkilld 19 November 2025 at 3:18 pm on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingThanks Carlos. (I'd forgotten that people could be very strict and "moral" in earlier times.)
Carlos 19 November 2025 at 12:56 pm on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingThanks for the corrections. Prudence worked in the theater, and that was not considered a very reputable occupation for a
Nicholas Salkilld 19 November 2025 at 7:38 am on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingInteresting. The nature of Prudence's badness was not explained but I think that being part of a theatre is not
Lee 19 November 2025 at 4:02 am on Types of notebooksI did a couple of Ebay searches for "antique reporter's notebook" and "antique stenographer's notebook" and a few things showed
Lee 18 November 2025 at 9:51 am on Types of notebooksI've read through lots of old issues of The Gregg Writer over the years, and don't recall any discussions about
Carlos 18 November 2025 at 9:15 am on Types of notebooksHave you checked the early 1900s issues of The Gregg Writer to see if there is anything on that topic?
Lee 18 November 2025 at 2:16 am on Types of notebooksGenerally fountain pens were the norm, and Gregg textbooks and magazines recommended them well into the 1950s. The 2nd Edition
Thomas H. 17 November 2025 at 4:38 am on Types of notebooksOoh, that *is* a good question! I am looking forward to the answer. I just assumed that steno pads were
Carlos 6 November 2025 at 2:46 pm on Autumn ColorsYou're welcome! This essay had lots of interesting vocabulary, which added to the beauty of the writing it made it
Carlos 6 November 2025 at 2:42 pm on Penmanship Practice – November 2025Yes, you're welcome! It's the 250th birthday of the US Marine Corps this month.
Susan Johnston 6 November 2025 at 9:13 am on Autumn ColorsHow beautifully descriptive. I truly enjoyed this piece, especially "steeped in atmospheric wine and we dream by breathing a subtle
Susan Johnston 6 November 2025 at 9:09 am on Penmanship Practice – November 2025Enjoyed this tribute to the Continental Army and the creation of the American Marine Corps. Thank you, Susan Johnston