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...Leonard began his experiments with carbolic acid, which, as is well known, kills disease germs and man with equal despatch. To resorcinol (very similar to carbolic acid) certain "fatty" acids were linked. The result was, at first, both an excellent antiseptic and a deadly poison. As the molecular proportion was changed, the antiseptic properties increased, the poisonous effect diminished. At last, with great difficulty, six atomical groups of the acids were united with the resorcinol, hexylresorcinol formed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Hexylresorcinol | 2/23/1925 | See Source »

...news of the attempt to assassinate Governor Horthy came from Vienna: at least it was so labeled. A few days after this news was published in the U. S., another despatch, apparently originating in Vienna, has denied that any shot was fired against Governor Horthy. You might know by this time, that after the Bolshevik leaders, 95% of whom were Jews, had fled from Hungary to Vienna, Vienna became a rather unreliable source of news relating to Hungary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 23, 1925 | 2/23/1925 | See Source »

...Bucharest despatch, unconfirmed, stated laconically: "Trotzky was assassinated at Kishinev while on his way to the Crimea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Trotzky's Week | 1/12/1925 | See Source »

...Berlin despatch represented Dutch newspapers as terrified to give currency to the following tale, said to be common property and mot du jour in the Netherlands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NETHERLANDS: Juliana | 12/8/1924 | See Source »

According to the Peking despatch, the ex-President, who has been in office slightly more than a year (TIME, Oct. 15, 1923), was still resident in the Presidential Palace. Complete freedom of action was accorded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Peace? | 11/10/1924 | See Source »

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