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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
6
A historical sketch describes alchemists seeking universal connections among sun and moon, planets, metals, and sacred numbers. In eras of superstition, such nocturnal experiments branded sorcery, leading to thousands burned at the stake while scholars privately pursued alchemy despite peril.
A Montana congressman recalls a light moment about Russian names when a cigar store crowd jokes about pronouncing them. Johnson claims his family’s baby and parrot excel at twisting Russian syllables, highlighting the humor in language during wartime chatter.
The text describes Africa as the continent second in size, with various European powers holding protectorates and colonial territories. It notes about 11,632,000 square tiles and control figures for Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, and Spain, while native ownership is ignored. It laments ongoing material danger and predicts further changes after the war, framing Africa as a vast prize in a Brah game among nations.
A woman recounts snatching and killing four brindle bulldog puppies in her Married Life case. She recalls Ida the bulldog had a valuable litter and describes how her husband attempted to feed the dogs with a nipple in his mouth, leading to their deaths.
The Glynn, a late wartime ship, is cited by Manufacturers' Record as showing high profits in shipbuilding and freight operations. The vessel yielded $52,000 in freight revenue and was sold to French interests for $90,000 after insurance and outfitting costs. Net profit in six months totaled $40,606.
An American firm operating in Anapeas begins work near Melbourne to manufacture mineral wool from basalt for insulation in machinery and ice chests, marketed as a substitute for asbestos. The basalt melts with freestone and limestone, then steam under pressure forces it through a fluid to create aerated fibers that fall to the floor.
Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell introduces a herd of reindeer from Labrador to Newfoundland, growing from about 100 to an estimated 1000 in six years. The animals supply rich milk and serve as bur den carriers, aiding northern communities alongside Komatik dogs as a key resource.
A weekly circular from the United States Census Bureau summarizes national mortality statistics excluding births. It lists total deaths, death rate per thousand, infant deaths under one year, and the share of infant deaths in total deaths. The data cover the nation and are used to compare towns and spur health improvements, with free Tuesday distribution from Washington.
Senator Weeks cites Lux Ings and other exposures to mock a political climate in Washington. An old man in a club proclaims his son Jack Courtenay the biggest war in the United States, then asserts his other son Jim is even greater, delivering a pointed party line about perception and power.
Surgeon General Str A Sloggett, lately honored, notes a humorous tale of Marimm and Litt le Johnny. A parent’s fear of grapes leads to a mistaken diagnosis of appendicitis, only to reveal a tiny Angerni niece in the appendix as the true culprit. Tomnny's mother is later treated for the real condition.
A London Sphere account explains the bomb dropping system on two captured Zeppelins. Sixty bomb droppers carry conical bombs. bases hang by straps with a neck strap and releasing hook. When activated the small end drops first, base slides out, bomb rights and falls. Bombs slung along under hulls. releasing hook operated by an electromagnet with a switch board in the cabin. Each bomb has a separate device and remains inactive until several hundred feet.
A corrspondent notes the preservation of the General Schuyler mansion in Albany built in 1762. Dedication by Governor Whitman marked 140th anniversary of Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga, highlighting Schuyler’s role in the Revolutionary era and hosting Burgoyne and staff as prisoners.
Thomas Machin, chosen by a 1776 Massachusetts committee to survey the Cape Cod canal, was omitted as an army engineer by George Washington before starting. Washington cited the high demand for engineers, noting Machin’s role to assist in the department. The history is discussed by William Barclay Warburton in a Civil Engineers Proceedings paper.
Sinn Fein, meaning oursleves alone, is a Celtic phrase used by an Irish party seeking independence. It dates from 1906 and advocates a purely Irish system with Gaelic in official life, an independent parliament, army, judiciary, schools, banks, and economic entities guided by peaceful pressure.
The West Point Military academy offers a four year program focused on mathematics and professional studies. Cadets receive $700 annually from the government for living expenses, with only one leave allowed after year two. The academic year runs September 1 to June 1, with the interim months spent in camp for military training, and graduates are commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army.
A hundred Lapps from northern Sweden met in a representative conference to protest laws requiring them to pay fines when reindeer damage crops. The nomadic Lapps, moving with their herds, clash with settled farmers as they seek modification of the statute.
A noted figure ridicules the German claim that most wounded return to battle. He cites past figures misrepresented by London Opinion, arguing that wartime medical rhetoric masks harsher realities of injury and replacement.
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