Paper Possibilities Expand Fireproof, Fashion and Industry
The New York Sun highlights paper’s reach from fireproofing to clothing and boat hulls, noting paper water mains and window panes, paper hats, bindings, and even paper table linen. It details innovations in paper insulators for electric wires, paper clothing in Detroit, and the profitable reuse of waste materials like sugar cane gasse and casein coatings, with Me lewan turning old newspapers into boxboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mar, Whistler
Cunningham Bros
Sugar Men
Texas
New Commissary General Weston Known For Wit And Gallantry
Jack Weston a popular army officer with a reputation for wit and efficiency as a staff officer. A famous anecdote recalls his fiery reply to a hatter over a $4.50 military cap bill, illustrating his boldness and loyalty to duty as secretary of war Helknap weighs in on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack" Weston
Vooner
Weston
War Department
Weston Wis
Hine
New York
Weaton
Broadway
Secretary of War
Reward Offered for Lost Item by Scranton Druggists
A $500 reward is offered by McGarrah and Thomas druggists at 209 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Pa. The notice seeks return or information leading to the recovery of the specified item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nervita Medical Co
Clinton and
Jackson Streets
Chicago
Ill
McGarrah & Thomas
Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton
Hero of Civil War episode joins congress
A former Confederate spy known as Mr. Paul and a young Alabama rebel named William Richardson escaped a hangings and fought through Union lines at Murfreesboro. Richardson later practiced law in Alabama and is now elected to Congress alongside seven new representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meiven
New Jersey
Mel Swen
News Board
England
W. ES Curthe
Chicag Hocond
House of Representatives
Alabama
William Richardson
Tennessee
Indiana
Nashville
Mr. Paul
Secret Service of
Confederacy
Crittenden
Paul
Richardson
Alaama
Congress
Joe Wheeler
Misplaced Sweetness at Tea
A witty scene unfolds at a postmeridian tea where a man presses for affection with sugar cues while a woman quietly signals her feelings. He taunts by asking for three lumps to spell yes and two for no, as she struggles to conceal her confession beneath chocolate and cream before their mother overhears a disappointed judgment.
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Pennsylvania
E. Robinson’s Sons
Casey & Kelly Brewing CO
Lackawanna Brewing CO
M. Robinson Brewery
Scranton Brewery CO
Reichard & Weaver
Wilkes-Barre
Hughes & Glennon
Pittston
Hughes’ Ale
J. Arnold
Hazleton
Dickson Brewing CO
Priceburg
Peter Krantz
Carbondale
A. Hartung
Honesdale
Charles Robinson
A. J. Casey
William Kelly
George Weaver
W. G. Harding
Sec’y and
Ass’t Treas
Charles West
North Seventh
Nage
Europe
The
New York Sun
Gegtleman
Theslay
Pennsylvania Rail Company
Andrews
Himelf
London
Dairies
General Weston
Washington
the Sun
Lss
Lover
Mr. Dolbrook
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