Word: cottoned
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Harvard's "acid paper problem," as it is commonly termed among preservationists, is an inherently modern problem, affecting only books printed after the turn of the 19th century. Prior to this time, paper was made from cotton rags and books were bound with leather and glue made from animal fats...
...18th century, a crisis shook the paper-making industry because cotton rags became extremely scarce. In the 19th century, mills turned to making paper from wood instead...
...surprised at the direction the United States has traveled. After the Civil War and Reconstruction, white supremacy reared its ugly head, rolling back the progressive laws enacted to secure the freedom and agency of black Americans. After 1877, the New South planted fields of cotton drenched in the blood of black men savagely murdered by lynch mobs that contained town sheriffs, in much the same way inner-city police continue to murder African-Americans without restraint, remorse or reproach...
...largest amount of food I ever saw Brad eat in one sitting was at a night game at Fenway Park, where he ordered a hot dog, popcorn, cracker jacks, pretzels and cotton candy. He ate them all. At the time I viewed the indulgence as 12-year-old consumer culture run amok; today, I wonder if the binge might not also have been triggered by the fact that for once that summer, Brad had access to large quantities of food at 9 p.m., after the effects of the Ritalin were beginning to wear off, but before he had received...
...national championship in 1992. After the win, Stallings was typically understated. "The thing about winning your last game," he said, "is that you don't have to apologize throughout the offseason." In other bowls: The Cougars rallied to beat No. 14 Kansas State 19-15 Wednesday in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. No. 7 Penn State 38, No. 20 Texas 15 in the Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.; No. 9 Tennessee 48, No. 11 Northwestern 28 in the Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla., and No. 12 North Carolina 20, No. 25 West Virginia 13 in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville...