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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1920

Page

8

American Red Cross Health Center Initiative Described

The Red Cross unveils a nationwide health center concept aimed at disease prevention and health education. Centers operate like businesses in major districts, offer clinics and information on hospitals and nurses, and run health lectures exhibits and classes for all ages.

Red Cross Health Center Red Cross American Red Cross Health Center

French Praise for Our Red Cross Work

Andre Tardieu lauds the American Red Cross for aiding France during 1918 and 1919. He notes 87 million francs spent in 1918 and 171 million in 1919, plus large stocks of supplies turned over to French relief agencies. He highlights American youth involvement and the Junior Red Cross program supporting Franco American ties.

American Red Cross Red Cross Health Service Department National Gadia American Red Cross Health Center Department of Red Cross France Andre Tardieu United States America

Buttermilk and Light Colors Explain Plainly

A discussion explains whiteness and color through light reflection and scattering. It describes how butter, buttermilk, and milk appear white or yellow based on particle size and reflections, and how foam and glass powder produce white light by multidirectional reflections.

Have Your Auto Top Repaired at Ouachita Saddle and Harness

Advertisement for Ouachita Saddle and Harness Company at 114 Walnut Street offering auto top repairs or rebuilding services. Includes address and service focus in compact old newspaper ad tone.

Ouachita Saddle and Harness Company Walnut Street

Boccaccio and the Decameron’s Enduring Influence

The article extols Boccaccio as the world’s greatest storyteller, notes the Decameron’s lasting fame beyond his other works, and traces its influence on Shakespeare, Chaucer, Tennyson, and Longfellow while outlining his life, sources, and the 1348 pestilence setting.

Boccaccio Shakespeare Certaldo Edward Hutton Paris Italy Fiammetta Maria Aquino Filocolo Filostrato Naples Florence Petrarch Fort Boccacio Tennyson Chaucer Gercan

Native Greeks Highlight Framed Origins Among Associates

The fragment notes that individuals of Grecian origin emerge among his friends and mentors, indicating a network shaped by cultural ties and guiding influences. It hints at how heritage informs associations and early guidance in the subject’s life.

Large locomotive shipment from Baldwin to Africa via Philadelphia

One of the port's largest locomotive shipments is being loaded onto the South African Line steamship Tregonell. Twenty five engines from Baldwin Locomotive Works are bound for Constanta in Romania and Tunis on Africa's northern coast, each with tender and all accessories for immediate use.

Africa Philadelphia South African Line Tregonell Baldwin Locomotive Works Constansa Romania Tunis

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