A process for making an absorbent towel paper web, said process characterized by the steps of: a) providing a papermaking furnish characterized by : i) from 45% to 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue towel paper web of a softwood pulp fiber mixture characterized by : u) from 20.0% to 89.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of softwood pulp fiber; and, v) from 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of strengthening additive; and, ii) from 10% to 55% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture characterized by : y) from 9.9% to 54.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of hardwood pulp fibers; and, z) from 0.05% to 20.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of cellulose nanofilaments filaments having an average width ranging from 30 nm to 500 nm and an aspect ratio ranging from 200 to 5000; and, b) forming a wet fibrous web from said paper making furnish; and, c) drying said wet fibrous web until said wet fibrous web contains not more than 10% by weight moisture. a) providing a papermaking furnish characterized by : i) from 45% to 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue towel paper web of a softwood pulp fiber mixture characterized by : u) from 20.0% to 89.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of softwood pulp fiber; and, v) from 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of strengthening additive; and, ii) from 10% to 55% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture characterized by : y) from 9.9% to 54.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of hardwood pulp fibers; and, z) from 0.05% to 20.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of cellulose nanofilaments filaments having an average width ranging from 30 nm to 500 nm and an aspect ratio ranging from 200 to 5000; and, i) from 45% to 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the tissue towel paper web of a softwood pulp fiber mixture characterized by : u) from 20.0% to 89.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of softwood pulp fiber; and, v) from 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of strengthening additive; and, u) from 20.0% to 89.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of softwood pulp fiber; and, v) from 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of strengthening additive; and, ii) from 10% to 55% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture characterized by : y) from 9.9% to 54.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of hardwood pulp fibers; and, z) from 0.05% to 20.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of cellulose nanofilaments filaments having an average width ranging from 30 nm to 500 nm and an aspect ratio ranging from 200 to 5000; and, y) from 9.9% to 54.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of hardwood pulp fibers; and, z) from 0.05% to 20.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of cellulose nanofilaments filaments having an average width ranging from 30 nm to 500 nm and an aspect ratio ranging from 200 to 5000; and, b) forming a wet fibrous web from said paper making furnish; and, c) drying said wet fibrous web until said wet fibrous web contains not more than 10% by weight moisture. <EOS>