There is a great demand for human liaiir in France, and -a suite of hair of purest blonde will sell for over -00 C francs. Young female peasants on the Continent frequently sell tlie tresses to secure a marriage portion.. Long white hair fetches almost fabulous sums in America. Early difficulties having been overcome, 'aluminium ,is MW rolled CVOII thinner thin tinfoil. As tin is. eight times as heavy and now costs twice as much per pound, aluminium foil is likely to re-pi aco. tin- foil for wrapping food and other uses, while aluminium in other forms is taking the place of copper.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2433, 23 February 1909, Page 3
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103Untitled Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2433, 23 February 1909, Page 3
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