The Press: Rags to Riches

Mighty Chicago millionaires have a new breakfast luxury. For $200 a year they may buy the Chicago Daily Tribune on fine, white, imperishable rag paper. Even the most ostentatiously rich, however, are expected to avail themselves sparingly of this luxury. The rag paper edition will go principally to libraries and record rooms where permanent files are a crying need.

In 30 years the ordinary newspaper is crumbled, cracked, useless with age, even if unthumbed. Rag paper issues will last indefinitely, longer than any paper substance except parchment. A year ago Adolph S....

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