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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary text mentions Switzerland surrounded by armed forces and rising security concerns amid international strain. No clear individuals, dates, or organizations are readable to specify names or events.
A French chateau becomes a haven for Colonel Latrobe after a wound in a clash with German forces. Nursed by Mile Remercier, he recovers in luxury, develops affection, and recalls youthful flirtations at St Cyr. A chance miniature reveals Remercier’s portrait, linking past and present as he returns to front duty, now a married man.
The British Public Record Office in London houses twenty five miles of shelves filled with centuries of legal, historical, genealogical, and statistical documents. Established by the Public Records Act in 1888, the office costs over 26090 pounds annually to maintain and draws records from the Tower, Chapter House, Westminster, and Rolls chapel. Daily, fifty to sixty students work there, with potential for new discoveries in state, colonial, and foreign papers, star chamber records, and wards and liveries.
Summary of Sarnham Bishop’s Story of the Submarine detailing Robert Fulton’s Nautilus in Paris 1801 trials. It describes a candle navigation trial, window for light, a six hour air tank, a Brest demonstration, hull attack blows up an old hulk, and the craft’s rapid dive or surface cruising including a seventy mile Channel voyage.
A quoted passage argues against limiting religious language to worship hours. It claims abstinence from pious speech in daily business weakens the soul and subordinates eternal things to temporal ones. The speaker, citing Abraham Mutrieth, urges religion to elevate daily life alongside Western cultural superiority as detailed in Atlantic Monthly.
The future famed conductor Arthur Nikisch was a young chorus master when appointed to lead a Leipzig opera performance of Tannhaeuser. The orchestra initially refused to play, only agreeing after a director warned they could resign if they remained dissatisfied after the overture. The overture proved a triumph and the orchestra offered apologies and congratulations.
The tenrec, a strange insect eating mammal found only in Madagascar, is believed to represent an ancient type now nearly extinct. Madagascar split from the African mainland long ago, creating a unique inland fauna.
A brief dialogue frames a playful puzzle as two boys discuss a dilemma. One asks what a dilemma is while the other explains with an example involving punishment, father, mother, and a haircut. The scene suggests a light domestic moment or a children's education vignette.
A fragment from the Harvard Lampoon humor page recalls a beguiling exchange about starting well at Harvard. William replies he was ill with a slight cold, while Auntie presses on. The quip ends with a wise line about a brave goal serving all men.
Amos Chidleigh, a forty two year old businessman, leaves town for a cooler seaside retreat. There he reconnects with Adele Smith, now Miss Turnlee, mistaken identity sparks a rekindled romance, culminating in an engagement on a dune by the ocean.
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