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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1896
Page
4
A Benton Harbor man once rich through a basket factory lost his wealth in a bet with a rival. Westlake, famed for gambling, pledged his factory to win a basket race by September first, but finished 4,360 baskets behind. He surrendered the plant, ending his career as a financial weight on his mother.
A long read on a woolly plant reported by early travelers that supposedly grows a flesh like lamb on a stalk, then fades when grass dries. The piece links this to actual papyrus origins and various plant sources for paper, wax, candles, and lighting materials from Asia and the Pacific. It also touches on fanning, warfare death rates, and lighthearted anecdotes from American papers.
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