Operation of German Submarine Described by a Naval Officer
Kiel report by Engneer-Lieutenant H. R. Beyer details patrol torpedo boat operations aboard a German U-boat. Describes ship layout, crew duties, torpedo mechanisms, attack on enemy destroyers, periscope navigation, depth changes, life aboard, and return to Kiel harbor with mission success.
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North Sea
Kiel Canal
H. R. Beyer
Chicago News
Kiel
Germany
Baltic Sea
Imperial Wharf
Ludder
Hozn
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
Baltic
Wafest
Elbe
Brunsbuek
Cuxhaver
Votes for Women Veil Sparks Fashionable Commentary
A stylish young woman draws attention in a fashionable street by wearing a veil woven with Votes for Women. Critics, including some staunch opponents, jest and wonder if this will start a new fashion while debating women's suffrage.
County Board Proceedings Drain County Road Contracts
County board minutes list numerous county road grading payments to Ross Atkins, Charles Miller, Charley Williams, Jack Lemaster, A. G. Flemming and others. It records bids for bridges, contract awards for Bridge No. 216 to Mon tarch Engineering Co. and Wooden Bridge No. 1294 to Standard Bridge Co. with other bids deferred until June 7, 1915, plus fee transcripts and miscellaneous cases. The article ends with an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets for bilious attacks and a local sale note.
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Ty Toad
Ross ‘Atkengon
Chees
Charles Miller
Ieeeeesee
Charley Williams
Jack Lemaster
A. G. Flemming
Labor
O. Bnsbehe
Jay Wright
Ty Road
G. R
Labor County
Lewis Slogdaie
Coun
Ben Potter
Siding
TOR
W. H. McKowan
E. Barber
M. J. Gray
Naeee
J. Barber
Eatery
George
iOla Ross
Corbett Crouch
Bert Pace
Eeeee Eiaes
George Malcom
Wpetness
Charlie Wilbur
Aye E Elmer Hatcher
Mat Croson
Gischorst Berines
W. H. Jackson
Charley Croson
Lon Morris
Clint Morris
Couty
Joe Campbell
Gradi
Veiseeeenen
Chas. Jackson
Art Murry
Jackson
Tayisar Reading
Ford
Steele Tepiprensamts
R. L. Boyce
Frank Logan
Charles Pitsenberger
Chas
Detlef
Tabor
George Peck
Walter Gilliard
Ola Ross
Board of Supervisors
Ingraham Township
Montarch Engineering Company
Rawles Township
Standard Bridge Co
R. ©. Humphrey
C. B. Lakin
Causa of the Pessimism Orator
On the surface things seem right but deep exploration reveals deceptions of fellow creatures. A fragment from the Crowl-Gloviner discusses buying a bereb of adimles and other garbled terms.
The Substitution in a Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
The piece recounts how Sullivan and Sullivan's partner feared the show would sound odd if the word thli appeared in the scripts and lyrics. During dress rehearsal, managers swapped maven and ferola as needed. Gilbert, absent at the first night, advised singing any name to avoid audience notice.
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Arthur Sullivan
Ws Qubert
Peer
Oper Weas
Perola
Ferola
Two Bits of Wood Show Tiny Details Shape Violin
The article cites Ter H.R. Haweis on My Musical Life noting that two small wooden parts, the sound bar and the sound post, determine violin quality. The sound bar’s precise size and placement prevent hollow or rough tones, while the sound post acts as the instrument’s soul, channeling all vibrations.
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Ter. H.R. Haweis
John Bunny Dies Poor Man Widow Seeks Probate
In New York the widow of film star John Bunny petitions probate claiming the actor left only eight thousand two dollars. The petition asserts Bunny, once among the top light comedians, died poor and without substantial estate beyond personal property. The filing seeks to confirm the will or allocate assets to the widow according to probate law.
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John Bunny
Chita
New York
Bonny
Imo
Pearl Found In Mussel By Indiana Man
George McClintock unearthed a 16 gram pearl from a mussel shell in White River Boon township Bedford Indiana valued at 350 dollars.
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Bedford
Ind
Boon Township
George McClintock
White River
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Ace Pease
Arthur Clover
A. B. Kates
Tee Sam Millsap
Harry McDaniel
State of Iowa
Marsadena Pereda
Marsedena Pereda
A. J. Howe
Fackler
East Side Square
Glenwood
Iowa
Square Glenwood
Lowa Geng
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