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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
6
A firsthand reminiscence recounts the author’s fourteen years of experience with Kaiser Wilhelm II describing leadership style, personality traits, and impact on Germany and Europe through the early 20th century. The piece blends personal observation with historical reflections on his reign and decisions.
Preface by Arthur N Davis recounts 14 years as Kaiser Wilhelm II’s dentist. He initially followed patient ethics but, amid global crisis, asserts patriotic duty outweighs professional confidentiality and decides to reveal the Kaiser’s viewpoint and plans. The move is urged by professional leaders as warranted by circumstances.
In 1917 I sought leave for my wife and child to move from Berlin to Montreux, then Copenhagen, as food fell and the war shifted. The Kaiser intervened, but higher authority blocked the plan. after months of red tape my family finally left Berlin in October, while I endured further delays before winning permission to depart Germany in January 1918 as one of the last American men to do so.
The passage warns that bleeding gums and tainted mouth signal health dangers. It links gradual blood loss, pus flow, and dental infection to rheumatism anemia neuritis ulcers kidney disease diabetes heart trouble and other serious conditions, including pneumonia germs in infected gums.
The piece urges accepting life as it is rather than idealizing it. It notes people rarely judge themselves with balance, being harsh on self while lenient with others, and calls for fair self judgment and self reform. It advises facing facts and treating oneself with almost justice.
In a folksy aside, Uncle Eben jokes that men who worry about nothing deserve a bit of steady bother, reflecting a humorous rural tone and character driven moment.
The Boston Transcript quotes a London Telegraph line contrasting calm living with weekly hustle to earn money, highlighting the pressure to meet weekly expenses. The remark reflects frayed finances and social stress of the era.
The War Department directs a joint drive by YMC A YWCA National Catholic War Council Jewish Welfare Board War Camp Community Service American Library Association and Salvation Army for 170.5 million dollars to aid their war relief work. North Dakota is asked to provide 675000 dollars one dollar per capita for service at home and overseas. The campaign is led by Dr. John R. Mott with a state committee planning the September 20 meeting in Fargo to launch fundraising and set district quotas.
A civil engineer recalls a London office habit of sending oversized linen tracings to the draftsmen. On inspection he found the papers were boiled down by the wife to make shirts for her boys, revealing a frugal past technique.
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