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Cloth Made of Human Hair For Oil Mills
A Southern factory tests weaving cloth from human hair to meet cottonseed oil mill demand. Hair from China is inspected and sterilized, combed, carded, and spun into half inch thick rolls weighing 400 pounds. The piece notes a lampoon on barter using hair as currency along Labrador and mentions a planned paper mill to employ workers and aid fishermen.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine