Soldier Herman Taylor Sends News From Michigan July 1917
Letter from Herman Taylor aboard the U S S Michigan dated July 11 1917 to Grandma and Aunt describes pay received 10.00, duties in the engineer room, shipmates Woods Toler Burkhart Mutchy McIntyre and Arthur Attig in deck force, and a later July 18 note mentioning a received box and a letter for Uncle Lawrence. He notes limited letters reaching him and plans to send more photos when money allows.
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U.S. S
Michigan
FoLticks
Iowa
Boston
Anita Boy
Woods
Ohio
Edgar Vernon
Toler
Edwin Burkhart
McIntyre
Arthur Attig
Uncle Lawrence
Herman Taylor
Threshing season begins near Anita in Mrs. Kirk letter
Uncle Harper Kirk from Villisca Iowa notes paying 1 50 for Ruecorp subscription and mentions health at eighty. He reports threshing grain has started near Anita and expresses fond memories of the home county. He sends best wishes to Sherman and past readers.
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Villisca
Iowa
Sherm
Ruecorp
Anita
Epidemic Quarantine Sweeps Detention Camp
Joe Dougherty reports an epidemic of sore throat spreading to scarlet fever and mumps at the Detention Camp. More than eighteen hundred new arrivals in two weeks are now quarantined as mail is fumigated and hospital care expands. He notes isolation, longing for home, and hopes for next week’s RECORD.
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Sherm
Riscorp
Anita
Anita L. Dy to Wed Miss Christina Kuehn to marry Mr. Harry A. Thomas
Miss Christina G. Kuehn of Anita Iowa announces her approaching marriage to Fort Wayne High School faculty member Mr Harry A. Thomas. An engagement party for twenty guests featured pink and white decor and heart cakes, with wedding date set for August 19. She is daughter of A J Kuehn Anita Iowa. he is son of William Thomas Shawnee Drive and teaches wood shop. Also notes sale of Chas W McDermotts 25 acre tract near Wietz for 13000 and a quip about lassoing Old Charlie to Anita.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Daily Gazette
Christina Kuehn
Anita
Arcorp
Christine G. Kuehn
Harry A. Thomas
Navy recruits feast at Great Lakes station mess hall
At the United States Naval Training Station in Great Lakes Illinois about 9000 men dine three times daily on large meals. Chief Commissary Stewart Graver notes vast quantities including roast chicken mashed potatoes gravy radishes tomatoes green peas ice cream cake milk bread and coffee.
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United States Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Illinois
Stewart Graver
Mess
Graver
St. Paul
Miss Dora Fickel Sends One Dollar Forty Cents Note
Dora Pickel of Lona Biaca California dated July third 1917 forwards one dollar and forty cents as payment for an old home paper. The note expresses well wishes and asks the recipient to send it along and mentions a mailing address.
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Lona Biaca
Californius
Sherm
Dora Pickel
Cumberland Delivers Strong Weekly Paper Credit to Enterprise
Frank Crolly and family visited the city while W K Carey and T E Root traveled to Fremont Nebraska for a farm tractor demonstration. C Pugh’s Des Moines letter praises Ed L Richardson and the Enterprise at Cumberland Cass county noting Richardson's talent and local business support fueling a high quality weekly paper.
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W. KK. Carey
T. E. Root
Fremont
Nebraska
Cumberland
Cass County
Ed. L. Richardson
Sherm F. Myers
Anita
C. C. Pugh
Des Moines
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Robert B. Glenn
Lew R. Sarrett
C. C. Mitchell
Dr. Mott R. Sawyer
Evelyn Bargest
Copley
Directt
Vawter Chautauqua
GRAY
Shevinne Company
Anita Chautauqua
Hlason
R.B. Glenn
C. E. Harry
Millard’s
C. V. Beaver
R. A. Becker
Citizens Bank
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
M. E. Church
G.M. Adata
L. A. Galiher
J. A. Irving
T. J. Galiher
Lucy Galiher
Rercorp
Uncle Sam
Harper Kirk
Kirk
Dougherty
Ilinois
Joe Dougherty
Rasmussen
Anita L.* DY
Chas. W. McDermott
North Corporation Limits
Wietw
Mike Metz
Charlie
Lennox
E. S. Wolfer
Jackies
Naval Station
Miss Dora Fickel
Ar Picue
Campbell
Frank Crolly
Leo
Wiota
City
Colorado
America
Thisssummer
Rock Island
Sve
Bal
Ray Rae
kGen
Pave
Asang Bea Malpas
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