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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
7
A Philadelphia Record summary notes shoe strings vary in length, with four-fourths and six-fourths measures tied to shoe types. It compares durability of linen and cotton strands, colors, and fiber strength. It then explains a method to tie a bowknot that stays tied by tucking the lace twice, citing a fiddle string analogy.
James Logie recounts how in 1840 Dundee flax spinners near Broughty Ferry discovered jute on a ship's dockside cargo. They valued the Indian fiber, seized the chance to cart it away, and transformed it into the modern jute industry, turning waste into a major textile commodity.
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