Mercerized cotton and the silk-like transformation of cotton
An English dyer John Mercer discovered mercerizing by passing caustic soda through cotton. The process yielded silk-like luster, greater dye uptake, and increased strength. Later researchers in England and Germany refined the method, enabling tensile mercerizing without shrinkage and producing a durable, glossy cotton that rivals silk.
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John Mercer
John Watt
Mercer
Accrington
Hargreaves
Horace Lowe
England
Thomas and Provost
Germany
Meadeville Opera House Spectator Hurls Dollar at Dancers
A Meadville balcony spectator grew excited during a performance and threw a silver dollar toward the stage. The coin missed its mark and struck a woman in the balcony, cutting a gash that needed treatment at a nearby drug store.
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Meadville Opera House
Oil City Buzzard
Bluff of Land Sliding Toward the Missouri River
Atchison Kansas cor report on a mile south of town where a long bluff slides into the Missouri River. The avalanche, a quarter mile long, costs the Missouri Pacific railroad thousands yearly to reset tracks and watch the unstable slope each spring. The land has slid for twenty years and may continue for decades, with seasonal thaw and rains driving movement.
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Atchison
Kan
Cor
Chicago
United States
Missouri Pacific
Missouri River
Kansas
Kansas City
Nebraska Line
Doctor Praises Tea in the Evening Feature
A doctor praises tea as a dependable aid to energy, advising against morning and dinner tea due to tannic acid, while endorsing a 5 o'clock cup as beneficial. The piece notes 5 o'clock tea widely served in England and suggests a New York tea room for the weary crowd, reflecting urban tea culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New York Post
New York
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Ring Restored After Sixteen Years In Barn
W P Bishop of Chicago Lawn lost his wife’s wedding ring sixteen years ago while feeding a horse in a town barn. He left his name with the barn owner, requesting a final search if the structure ever came down. The ring was found when the old barn was torn down and was mailed to the Bishops yesterday, bringing elation and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Bishop
Chicago Lawn
Learn a Profession and Practical Health Courses
A promotional compendium offers a five-course mail program to teach or practice apnetism physical culture magnetic breaths and bathing and curing by personal geniam. Text advertises price, address, and a Denver location, plus assorted quips and product pitches across the page.
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Zach
Arapahoe Building
Denver
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Union Pacific
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Sné
Hillis Brothers
McFall
Dovchester
Mass
Cee
Kroger
Pixo
Archie Young
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Oakes Ave
West Reperior
Wie
Alexander Petrelli
Veumdele
Ark
Tarre
Reabe
Abe, Asthene
May Peever
Ema
Eckee Ane
Heck
Ove
Denver Direct
Oxford Hotel
Brown Palace
Fidelity Savines
Tet
Prat
Colorado
Lono
Catarah
MEAD
Healing
Pour ¢ Westers
E. Burling
Assay Office
Samuel Potcrer
Sonal
Fac Limite Signatere of
SANTA CLARA_MANUFACTURING
Omaha
Neb
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J.D. Best & Sons
Cole
Eureka Chemical Co
la Crosse
Wis
Doug SO
Serry
Herose
Buck
Perry
J. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit
Tice
J. H. Montgomery Machinery Co
Curtis Se Fhenner, Cote
MILO
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Bay Shee
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Tavenver’s
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Bhington
Areland
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Castor
Bears
Peter
J. P. Hall
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