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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1880
Page
6
The article explains Maine and Canadian forest based spool production using white birch. It details roughers and finishers earning a cent and a half per gross, outputs of 100 to 130 gross daily, roughing, turning, shaping, polishing, inspection, and packing into boxes with a skilled packing rate around 200 gross per day.
The article traces how cannel coal yields gas and valuable byproducts, including aniline dyes and naphthalene, with waste liquor supplying alum, vitriol, copperas, and sulfuric acid. It also recounts a romantic tale of John Randolph and Miss Maria Ward, and closes with a quirky note on global tobacco use and payment habits.
A Georgia judge recounts a 1849 Alexandria benefit tale of a starving orphan sheltered by a rich planter. The boy grows to the legal profession, defends a widow’s estate, and proves gratitude can shape fate. Plus letters and notices mention medical cures and a Boston bond surprise.
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