A Wrestle with Ointments
This humorous story appeared in several newspapers in the early 20th century. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: a-wrestle-with-ointments.pdf
The Value of Time
It is human nature to take time for granted, and we do not stop to think how we can use it more efficiently. This selection written in Anniversary Gregg by me delves into this important topic. Attachment: the-value-of-time.pdf
The Uses of the Hand
A thoughtful essay on the various uses of our hands, here transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-uses-of-the-hand.pdf
Besieged by Bears – Anniversary Shorthand
Besieged by Bears (1909) was serialized in the Gregg Writer in Anniversary shorthand in January and February 1935. This story appeared in Wildlife on the Rockies (1909) by Enos A. Mills: https://archive.org/details/wildlifeonrockie00mill/page/n10 Here is a link to the story: BesiegedByBears
Letters From A Self-Made Merchant To His Son – 1916 Pre-Anniversary Shorthand – New Color Scan
Today I uploaded a new color scan of the second version of Letters From a Self-Made Merchant To His Son in Gregg Shorthand. This version was first published in December 1918 with shorthand plates by Georgie Gregg. It matches the 1916 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. This book has 120 pages with only 87 pages of…
The Fall of the House of Usher – Pre-anniversary 1916 Shorthand
I uploaded Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) to the Internet archive today. This story was serialized in the Gregg Writer from April through July 1923. These shorthand plates were not published in a separate Gregg publication. The shorthand matches the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. A few of the pages…
A Christmas Effigy – 1916 Pre-anniversary Shorthand
A Christmas Effigy was serialized in 1916 pre-anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1921 and January 1922. This story by Archie P. McKishnie appeared in the Farmers’ Magazine (Toronto). I cannot seem to find a biography on this man, but here is a link to a bibliography with a few of his works:…
Where is thy Sting-1916 Pre-anniversary Shorthand
Where is They Sting (1920) was serialized in the Gregg Writer magazine in 1916 Pre-anniversary shorthand in August and September 1922. There is an Anniversary version serialized in the Gregg Writer magazine from March to May 1936. (I believe that this version was posted elsewhere on this blog.) This story was published in All-Story magazine…
Tale from a Log Mill – 1916 Pre-anniversary Shorthand
A Tale from a Log Mill was serialized in the Gregg Writer in 1916 Pre-anniversary shorthand in February and March 1921. Authorship was credited to Ethel R. Brown; Berkeley High School; Berkeley, California. The Tale of a Log Mill was written in Anniversary shorthand for Gregg Speed Studies (1929). Authorship was credited to Ethel M….
The Story of 1000-Year Pine in 1916 Preanniversary Shorthand
The Story of a Thousand-Year Pine (1906) was serialized in the Gregg Writer from April to May 1929. The story is in 1916 preanniversary shorthand. (The Anniversary Manual came out in May 1929, so it would’ve been premature to write this story in Anniversary shorthand.) A much shorter version of this story was written in…