Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-01
MANY USES FOR PAPER.
Inventive Yankees Have Devised Some
Peculiar Modes of Employing 1t.

We have had the golden age and tie
iron age and various other ages. but
the present will probably be known
us the wooden or paper age. Paper
dress material maSQuerading as silk is
the latest invention in the paper line,
and threatens to drive the silk-worn
out of business. Spruce saWdrlSt, cot
ton or jute waste and alcohol are put
into the machine and come out at the
other end shining, delicately cOlored,
rustling silks, suitable for the most
faStidiOus lady'S gown. Of course, this
paper silk doesn't wear so Well as t1le
real fabric, but think how much
cheaper it will be-
Enthusiastic paper manufacturers
say the new woman and the new man
will dine off paper dishes. 1t is not inn
probable that THE hat Of thetfuture will
be an indestructible paper affair, i'm
pe1WiOuS to fire or water Over in
Paris any enterprising milliner will
be able to show you stylish bOnnets
and hats made entirely of paper.
frame, trimming, ornaments and all
Parasols of paper do not seem to have
been thought of yet, but satchels and
trunks of paper are common enough
The paper trunk, despite it's frai
sound, is the despair of the baggage
smaSher. 1t refuses to smash.
so do paper car wheels. They have
been in use for years on some of the
f7,;e
try. 1T must not be supposed that me
wheels are made entirely of paper
This material only forms the interior
shell. Having been subjected to ter
rifle pressure, it lis nodded and firmly
bOlted TO the outer rim, which is Of
steel. Greater durability and light
ness are claimed for these wheels, but
don't let the idea of lightness lead you
to get under one. If you do, you may
possibly have use for one of the paper
collins (which are being turned out at
wholesale by a firm at Westfeld,
Mass.
+, The railroad train of the future is
likely not only to have paper wheels,
made entirely of paper, and are
formed in mOlds under great pressure.
They have been used to some extent
in Russia and Germany, and are said
to be free from many of the defects of
the ordinary steel rail
Paper hOrSeShOeS are another Euro
peaD invention. Among the advan-
tages claimed for them is that they
maintain d rough surface, enabling the
horse TO get a good grip on the smooth
pavements. German paper makers
have put on the market a substance
called ''papier sculptor" which is used
instead of clay for modelling. 1t is
simply paper pulp kept soft enough
to be worked. Papier mache ceilings
and wall decorations are very fashion
able. They may look like leather OF
brocade or a thousand and one hand
some embossed effects, but they are
wood pulp, just the same.
The house-furnishing departments in
the big shops furnish interesting evi,
dence of the extent to which paper en-.
; tiers into ordinary life. Paper pals
and tubs are appreciated by the sublr
ban dweller who hasn't set tubs
They are much lighter and easier tc
keep clean, as well as cheaper than the
old style. Water coolers are made OF
paper. So is the much-abused Gus
| pidor. Peach baskets, berry baskets
and butter boxes ere made of paper
and almost everything under the sun
salt, which used to come in pretty
blue and white bags; oatmeal
crackers, ice cream. candy, shoes, cor
sets, dresses-is sent home in a paper
box. In Japan, they say, some folks