Century-old toilet tissue a collector’s quirky history tale
Paper history buff H H Harrison showcases an 1872 roll of bathroom tissue made by Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. The stiff early tissue preceded Crystal’s entry into tissue products and reflects pre packaged food era wrapping. The item sits among a trove of European tissues collected from grand hotels.
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Harrison
Historical Society
U.S
Albany
APWP
Crystal
N.Y
Eee
Breiel Boulevard
Europe
Z.W. Ranck
W.O. “Billy’’ Barnitz
England
France
Russia
Germany
Tufts student computes college cost at 17.49 per hour
Tufts University sophomore Tim Manners calculated his education cost without a computer. He attended 12 hours a week for 28 weeks totaling 336 hours and spent 5879 dollars, equaling 17.49 dollars per hour. He predicts next fall each class will cost 18.98 dollars.
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Medford
Mass
Tim Manners
Tufts University
Manners
Knight-Ridder to Buy Poole Broadcasting for 50 Million
Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. announced an agreement in principle to acquire Poole Broadcasting Co. for about 50 million dollars. Poole owns WJRT-TV in Flint Michigan WPRL TV in Providence Alabama WTEN-TV in Albany New York and WCDC-TV in Adams Massachusetts. The offer covers all 1 985 000 Poole shares at 25 dollars per share.
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NEW York
Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc
Poole Broadcasting Co
Poole
Wjrt-Tv
Flint
Mich
Wprl TV
Providence
Wten-Tv
Albany
N.Y
Wcdc-Tv
Adams
Mass
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Journal Business
America
Mahany
Towne Mall
Courthouse Plaza
Northwest
van Burek
Centerville
Fairbork
Hamilton
Piqua
Lina
Richmond
RED Cross
American National Red Cross
Charg Bankamericard
Visaor
Sys
Towne Mail
E Courthouse Plaza
van Buren
Fairborne
Piqua Elimae Richmond
Betty Bonner
Ohio
Beerman
Bank Americard
VISA
Master
Middletownng Center
All Dayton
Sir Fairborn
Lima
Super Savings
Presto
Canner C
Eureka
Dayton
Fairborne Hamilton
Mme
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