An interesting piece with some fairly accurate predictions:
From The Cosmopolitan Shorthander (Toronto), August 1887 –
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“Our ancestors doubtless thought this clumsy affair a great invention…”
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Great article! Especially “.. next balloon for Chicago.”
That’s delightful! I love it. I notice that although the word “paper” never appears, it seems to be taken for granted as the medium on which words will appear. Here are some more examples: https://writingball.blogspot.com/2017/12/paper-survives-in-futures-past.html