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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
2
Local society pages list numerous visits and guests including Mrs. Charles Shae in Alexandria with sisters, Mrs. Grover Cornett and Mrs. J. B. St. John. Several residents travel to Winnsboro Baton Rouge Dallas Houston and New Orleans for visits and business.
Mr. C W Moffett was a business visitor to Vicksburg yesterday and returned home last night.
The drum Haydn once played at a 1740 festival remains preserved in Hamburg. The historic instrument carries the composer’s legacy and is kept as a cultural artifact in the city.
The alphabets of many Oriental countries contain no fewer than fifty letters each, indicating extensive scripts and complex orthographies used in regional languages and official communications.
The Overland How Much Gas car completed a 3442 mile run from New York to San Francisco in 179 hours averaging 27.2 miles per gallon. Eleven states were crossed with varied roads and drivers testing economy and stamina for light-weight cars.
Odd and interesting report notes Parisians consuming over a thousand tons of snabils a year and providing free sul phurous baths to workers handling lead. It also mentions preserved fruits found intact in Herculaneum ruins and Japan's brocaded silks for dolls' dresses.
Travelers in Eastern Siperia carry soups in sacks and keep them frozen as stone. Canton features a street occupied by druggists named Physic Street. South American hornet nests serve as waterproof baskets and Greek and Roman wines were mentioned.
A description notes a method of scenting liquor by steeping rose or violet leaves until the liquid absorbs the flower aroma. This plant infusion was a common perfuming step in historical drink preparation and includes details on flavoring practice.
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