I sent an inquiry off to Jane Powell, who wrote a book on linoleum to see  
what she has to say.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
 
 
In a message dated 2/11/2009 4:36:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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Both of  those stories were cable dispatches and would have been widely 
republished.  The Chanler expedition was avidly followed by American newspapers. 
The only  way to identify the specific paper, other than finding the masthead, 
would be  to compare the page layouts. It can be done, hoping that the paper 
has been  digitized, but it would take time.  

Best,

Tim

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From:  HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of wayne Abrahamson
Sent: Wed 2/11/2009  3:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Late 19th century linoleum  patterns and newspapers



I am working on a eastern coastal  paddlewheel steamboat that has several 
square feet of linoleum laid down on  the engineroom floorboards. I completed 
most of the research I needed  concerning linoleum, but have one question left to 
answer: did certain  linoleum manufacturers produce only certain types of 
patterns, and if so, was  there some sort of industry catalog. It would be nice 
if I could match up my  linoleum with a certain manufacturer.
Also, I am concerned mainly about  linoleum from the 1890s because we found 
newspaper under the linoleum that  dates to 1894 (Feb. 5th exactly). I was 
curious if anybody knows 1) if there  is any documentation showing how to use 
newspapers as padding for thin  linoleum 2) a good way to access newspaper 
archives. Some lines on the  newspaper state "Kerabergi's (?) party active 
Belgrade-Feb. 5, 1894 Several  demonstrations in favor of the Servian Pretender, Prince 
Keraberg (?)" Also,  "Mr. W.A. Chanler's African expedition Zanzibar-Feb 5 
1894 (by cable to the  Herald) William Astor Chanler left here to ------". These 
lines along with  others may indicate that it was the New York City newspaper 
Herald, and it  would be nice if I could find these pages in the archives. Any 
ideas would be  greatly appreciated. 

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