1702 Paper was so inexpensive by 1702 that it was utilized to create a product that was intentionally supposed to be discarded after only 24 hours: the Daily Courant, the world's first daily newspaper. Then followed an almost unavoidable industrial crisis: Europe and America grew so desperate for paper that they ran out of rags. The problem was solved when England passed a law requiring all wood to be turned into pulp before it could be used for paper. Around this time, the Italian scientist Giambattista Bodoni developed a typeface specifically for printing newspapers. It is still in use today. 1865 The Chinese invented paper manufacturing with their mulberry tree processing system. The process involved removing the bark from the trunk of the tree, then boiling it in water until the fibers separated from the wood. The fibers were then spread out on large drums where they dried in the sun. When ready, they were beaten into thin sheets which were then dyed and finished with oil or wax. 1885 An American named Charles Frazier used paper made from wood pulp processed with chemicals instead. This is the kind of paper we know today. It is less expensive than cotton paper and has many other advantages. For example, it is easy to write on with pencil and erase mistakes without ruining the page. 1915 The first mass production paper mill opened in Pennsylvania.