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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1886
Page
2
Nine tenths of the fire crackers come from Canton China where they are made by convicts hired by Fatshing and Chow Hing in a prison. The paper describes bamboo paper and rapid hand work, with 1884 having 500000 boxes entered in the U S and dozens of crackers per box. It notes extensive global distribution and recalls a prominent gambler and society figures tied to the era.
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