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Thanks for this PDF! I was confused to see the words "Paradife Loft" and thought that it was some issue with the PDF, which is not the case.

TIL that ſ (long s) is an archaic form of the lower case letter s.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s

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In media, ſ (long s) is often used to signify a heightened version of the American colonial and American Revolution periods.

The latter-day Futurama episode "All the Presidents' Heads" uses it as joke a couple times when they time-warp during the American Revolution.

Is that actually an assertion that's true for media in general, or was it only true for that gag in Futurama?

I do a lot with 18th-century music and living history, where long esses are prevalent, and it's been a common point of confusion for students/the public that turns into a gag. I released a book of original music a few years ago[1] and people still call me a "compofer"

[1] - https://github.com/tsmacdonald/first-collection/blob/master/...

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