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[[underlined]] August 11, 1914 - Tuesday [[/underlined]]
I walked about the city and took photos, 29, 30, 23, 3, 4,& 5, 1, 2, 7, 8, 28 and 27, in the order named.
I then walked to the consulate, found that the [[živnostenbia?]] banka" would honor Knauth, Nachod & Co's checks, and met Mr. Čejka, who has been here a year. He is working at his trade. His health is better, but Mrs. Č. has had a bad time of it, being mentally unbalanced for a time. She is now better, but very melancholy and wants to go back to her children. Otokar is here, attending school and learning German, Bohemian, etc., - especially Bohemian.
In the afternoon I loaded plates, and then went to Mr. Starý from whom I had ordered 18 boxes of ^[[insertion]] Agfa [[/insertion]] dry-plates at much reduced prices (chromo-isolar at 2.99, chromo at 2.66 and "obyčejné at 2.24.) but I found

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that he had hung up the order, fearing that I would not return. He later informed me that he could not get them through now.
I visited with Dr. Domin and gained from him an insight into the real sentiments of the people.
In the evening we went to the Návodsú Dŭm, via Vinohradeck, where the remnant of the old "úterháŭ" met.
Dr. Niholan is still here, Dr. & Mrs. Domin, Dr. & Mrs. Dameš, and a few others.
From them I also learned much of the situation. People here are free to express themselves in strong terms privately, - they don't want the war, - but in public they are very circumspect. Even our company was cautious, though its conversation was innocent enough, because the informer is abroad in the land, - especially the Jew who is now displaying his real nature

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Banking house - Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne