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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
2
Paris report notes famous discoveries from everyday moments. Irene Laurent, age fifteen, dissolves iron in sugar to attempt a solvent. her experiment yields a golden liquid. Laurent later crystallizes iron and seeks liquefaction for motor fuel with help from chemists.
Experimental fuel froline may replace gasoline and enable automotive independence. Laurent uses froline exclusively in his car with Paris to Dieppe trips consuming a quarter of oil. After 100 kilometers the engine cools and water is removed, replacing radiator fluid with froline. Six months of use show best results.
A fraught scene unfolds as Adele Garrison contemplates an unwelcomed visit from Dr. Meredith and his wife. Katherine and Lillian hustle to stage a perfect reception while the narrator frets over exposure and a staged domestic calm. Katie prepares tea and cake as the doorbell rings, hinting at a planned deception to hide the housekeeping upheaval.
The Saline River hosts a scouts camp starting Saturday with Jonesboro Hodge Ansley and others. Scout Executive Keith and Eagle Scouts Eby Eric Lebrock of Monroe assist along with Ruston Eagles. Fishing is reported excellent and the event may close the local camping season.
An advertisement touts Me Sere Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a flesh producer. It claims 60 cents buys 69 tablets and guarantees at least five pounds gain in 30 days or your money back. The copy urges asking Chase-Amman Drug Co. and local druggists for the product.
Illinois Central lines show rapid air mail use between Chicago and New York. Daily reports of 140 sheets of typewritten matter mailed in Chicago reach New York the next morning, saving a full business day for shippers and benefiting patrons. The carrier plans to expand air mail use further.
The New York Chicago Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Francisco offices expedite information by fifty hours ten minutes between New York and San Francisco and forty hours between Chicago and San Francisco. The railroad's packages are heavy and contribute to mail service upkeep.
Vienna reports American films dominance in Austria with 450 annual releases and 440 American offerings. The Sascha Film Company departure to Berlin sparks unrest as many Austrians seek work. native productions have dwindled from 60 films in 1921 to 10 projected in 1925. Authorities study mandating a native film quota similar to Germany’s.
A year after his election Dr Rodolfo Chiari was named Panama’s president. Secretary of State Hughes and his party arrived in Berlin for discussions amid ongoing postwar diplomacy.
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