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Gasoline From Farm Products Sparks Wartime Rumor
The essay notes that chemistry experts forecast gasoline could be produced from cane sugar sweet potatoes corn stalks and other farm products. It imagines a postwar world where vegetables become fuel inspiring humor about signs closed for corn borers and cars needing gentle handling due to sugar cases. It links farm labor to fuel supply and reflects on cooking and dining costs during war years.
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American Chemists Society
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