Copy of the New York Times October 29, 1935. For the capsule, the college ordered a special rag copy of  the New York Times for $.75.  Rag paper, made of cotton and/or linen, is used for preservation purposes. Newspapers, like most publications, are printed on paper made from trees. Economical and easy to produce, paper made from trees contains harmful acids that cause paper to yellow and become brittle over time. In the capsule, acids from a sheet of paper resting on top of the Times stained the front page and caused pieces of the front page to flake off. (View Document).

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