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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
2
The article notes the rapid advance of airships and submarines as fearsome weapons of war. It recalls early submarine attempts, mentioning Gerard and Symons, and highlights American efforts in 1773 during the War of Independence to attack with a submarine.
The article traces early submarine ideas from Fulton to Bauer and Nordenfeldt, noting Bauer's failed Danish harbor dive and the Berlin Museum exhibit. It discusses design goals like seaworthy hulls, steel plating, and propulsion choices using electric motors underwater and Diesel or steam systems on the surface.
The article explains submarine speed, range, and torpedo load for German subs. It describes diving and surfacing methods, periscope use, and the mental strain on crews. It notes air quality and exercise limits, plus torpedo nets as protection against attacks.
Walter E Weyl notes in Harper's Magazine that luxury persisted in early America despite Puritan laws. He cites Massachusetts sumptuary rules failing to curb fabrics and adornments, Hancock’s showy living, Mount Vernon hospitality, and eighteenth century ceremonial.
Noting varied trivia from the period includes piano materials from many countries, bricks made in ten hours by steam, a device to locate buried shells, high temperature banana ripening, Thames erosion rates, ivory yields from elephants, Argentina plans camels for arid work, and James Berry’s long tenure in Washington after turning eighty.
An Irvington business man travels to Buffalo to report to his firm head. After arriving, staying at a hotel, and finding his pocketbook stolen he receives a telegram from his wife about a fire at their Indianapolis home. He walks into the boss’s office in the street and explains he cannot take more chances of bad luck.
The Dardanelles name links to the two castles guarding the strait. Some sources credit the City of Dardanus, but Britannica emphasizes the twin castles as the source.
Wall Street magnate Jack Barrett loses his fortune and abandons civilization. He rebuilds a life on Pitcairn Island with Doris Adams, becoming a respected schoolmaster and island husband. A shipwreck memory draws him back toward danger, but a newspaper reveal tests love, and he returns to his wife as a wiser man.
A group of old cronies share their unlucky days during a chat at a rural inn. One man lists superstitions tied to days of the week, noting teething, tools, misfortune, and a Sunday dinner as his personal tally of bad luck.
A man purchased a manufactured old master thinking it a genuine Van Dyke. The tale is debated, with skepticism about the painting’s authenticity and origins.
Advertisement asserts Dr Pierce’s Pellets improve liver bowels and stomach with one pellet as laxative and three as cathartic. It also notes priests in the Greek church have their heads shaved bald.
A reflective statement frames envy as recognizing the prosperity of others rather than envy as a vice, suggesting a nuanced view of comparison. It emphasizes awareness of others' advantages without explicit judgment or action.
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