Thirty tons of linotypo metal wore used to produce the 1917 edition of tho Greater New York Directory. It acquaints ono with tho name and addross of each of New York's six million inhabitants, and tho introduction points out a number of unique facts, such as theso: The first namo in tho directory is Emit Aaaby. The last is Ignat/, Zzisko. Tho longest name is Spiros Pnpatlianasopulos. Tho shortest (two are tied for tho honour) aro Of and Re. The Cohens outdistance the Smiths in the matter of numbers listed, there being 49J columns of Cohens, as against, only 46J columns of Smiths. Tho Browns are in third plqco, and the Levys aro
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 86, 4 January 1918, Page 8
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113Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 86, 4 January 1918, Page 8
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