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Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911_005
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911
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Date
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Sept 3rd, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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5 green streak. They went at a great rate & hit the sides of the battleship with a dull thud. Of course these were not loaded, or I might not be writing now. Shortly after striking, they rose to the surface & were picked up by the boats for further use. The submarine boats were the “belles of the ball,” however: graceful, gray creatures, on a level or below the level of the water, with a “crow’s nest” in the centre where the men stood, while above water. You can readily see from the enclosed program what they did for us. It was most interesting to see them sink out of sight & again emerge. We were all interested last night in an account in the paper of the poisoning of the guide who showed us through the castle — prison at Lancaster . It seems his sister poisoned him the vey next day & he died a few days later! On board the Teutonic; Sunday, Sept. 10- Heigh-ho! Here we are started for home, “sweet, sweet, home.” And I actually believe I’m going to enjoy it! Not because of any greater love for this leaden expanse of monotony, on which we sail, but because there is only a week of it & there are hundreds of good books aboard, a pleas
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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