German Kultur misread in world war era debates
The article argues that misunderstandings of German ideas stem from translation gaps and the word Kultur. It notes how English speakers misinterpret phrases like Our God up there and Oberst, and how Kultur is misused to justify expansion. It concludes that Germany should replace Kultur propaganda with clearer language to avoid global enmity.
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Germany
Sue
Ciief
United States
Ana
Belgium
Louvain
Kaiger
Reichstag
Empire
Ieee Eeteas Eee
Gey
Local Turns of Events Amid Ice Storm and Visits
Miss Pauline Willing returns to Cannon after months with sister Mrs. Asa Sayles in Wichita Kansas. Miss Elsie Sackmann visits sister Mrs. W Cooper in Jersey City. Mrs. Jane A. Smith visits cousin Mrs. Frank Booth in Bridgeport. An elm at Miss Mary B. Nichols’s yard fell during the storm, damaging fences and parsonage grounds. Gilbert’s property also lost power and phone service. L B C Moore at the W A test station worked through outages as crews repaired damages. Relatives report Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Godfrey safely reaching Tampa Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Little celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary with a tinware gift.”
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Pauline Willing
Asa Sayles
Wichita
Kansas
Cannon
Elsie Sackmann
W. Cooper
Jersey Ty
Miss Gregory
Bald Hill
John Mace Ana
Bay‘shore
L. I
Jane A. Smith
Frank Booth
Bridgeport
Live Stock Market Prices in New York Trade Session
New York stock returns show common to prime steers at 6.76 to 9.90 per 100 lbs with cows 3.25 to 6.30 and bulls 4.60 to 6. A few extra fat bulls at 8.20 and top veals 8 to 13 per 100 lbs. Sheep and lambs quoted 3.60 to 5.25 with prime lambs 8.50 to 9.65. Hog prices: good medium at 8.25 per 100 lbs, roughs 7.25, dressed pork 9 to 12 1/2 per cent.
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New York
Newtown Voters Debate Street Lighting Plan Dec 11
Open discussion at Newtown special town meeting heats up over street lighting. Borough officials invite Danbury and Bethel Street Railway president to explain the plan and ensure fair light distribution across all borough sections. Community leaders push for broad taxpayer input and prevent lighting benefits from being dominated by powerful interests.
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Newtown
Borpush
Charles F. Beardsley
Warden Peck
Sanders
Danbury and Bethel Street Railway Company
Newtown Water Company
Isaac B. Harris
Jeanville
Hattie Clark
Harris
Decessed
Ienec
B. Harris
Factry
Scotland
Ateral
J. H. George
Trinity Church
Henry Tappen
Panama Canal
Reinacra
New York City
Sandy Hares
Methodist Church
W. T. Guggenheim
Bridgeport
Methodist Church of
Town Hall
A Ae
Robert Bradley
Tabs Beers
Joseph Keane
Gordon Gale
Harry Bradley
William Costello
Curtis & Son
Warmer Brothers
M. J. Kelly
West Street
New Haven
Leo Braun
Ernest Hawley
Margaret Morehouse
Metropolis
Amos Hawley
Martin "Troy
Claribel
Troy
A. J L. Peck
Meadow
Daniel Altman
Bury
Mount Pleasant
Etscraker Underhill
Easton Notes Include Visit and School Week Plans
Easton social notes report Mr and Mrs Clarence A Jennings hosting relatives at Southport with Mrs Georgia Jennings visiting. Local schools observe Men’s Week December 14 to 19 inviting men to visit. women welcome any time. Ice storm damaged telephone wires and poles, cutting most town lines. Easton Grange No 149 prepares for an old fashioned dance with Dodgingtown band. Baptist church holds week night services Friday at 7 45. Laura French visiting her mother Mrs Levi French. Union Made Custom Suits by Lyford Brothers East Side and West End.
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Clarence A. Jennings
Marjorie Jennings
Georgia Jennings
Edgar Jennings
Simon Bradley
Southport
Easton Grange
No. 149
Grange Hall
The
Baptist Church
Laura French
Mra Levi French
Chinese Sign Their Letters in Own Blood
The American minister Paul S. Reimsch received several Chinese letters signed in their own blood. Some plead for mediation with Japan, others ask the U S to push a halt to the European war. The practice is tied to grave or noble motives with writers shedding a finger or using a small skin puncture for inkless signatures.
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Associated Press
Peking
Paul S. Reimsch
America
Europe
China Runs Bank Lottery on the Side
Peking reports China has launched a government savings bank with a lottery to attract deposits. The plan pays full interest to all, with four years for refunds. a few lucky individuals win interest on the total deposits, while the poor distrust banking and the rich seek high rates.
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Associated
Peking
China
Shortage of Food in Germany Described by Commissary Agents
Copenhagen dispatch reports German army commissary agents acknowledge serious shortages in some areas. They seek prisoner releases to ease supply burdens, note Danish export bans hinder shipments, and reveal attempts to import meat while leather products remain restricted. German church officers have acquired American Sugar Refining Co. holdings in Utah and Idaho plants.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Commissary Department
Germany
Mierman Church
American Sugar Refining Co
Amalgamated
Lewiston Sugar Companies
Utah
Idaho
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Easton
T Union
B ‘Y Lyford Brothers
East Side
West End
Rogers
Bey
Rogers Clothes
Main Street
Model Fur CO
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