Son in France Describes Front Life With Marines
An 18 year old letter from Isreal, the Putnams' son serving with the Marines in France, paints life behind the lines and in trenches. He details rest periods, YMC A comforts, canned provisions, digin trenches at night, and a No Man's Land potato assignment. He recounts a Paris excursion, Marne river swim, and the longing for home while noting skies, planes, shells, and battlefield sounds.
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G. J. Putnam
France
Marines
Mother
No Man's Land
Becaus
Columbus
Quarter’s
Marne
Paris
Joftre
Pershing
French Republic
W. M
Barsailles
Bastille
Seine
Maine
Texas
Christ
Heart and Home Problems in a Soldier’s World
A series of reader questions about romance and propriety during wartime. Peggy wonders if a long writing pace means love, while others seek guidance on relationships with soldiers, chaperones, photos, service pins, and appropriate etiquette for dances and rides. Mrs Thompson advises cautious communication and proper conduct.
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Mrs. Thompson
France
Papa
German postal worker jailed for 86 coffee beans theft
A Berlin postman with 26 years of service in Sommerda received a three month prison term after being found to have stolen 86 coffee beans that fell from a parcel at the post office, according to the Berlin Tageblatt.
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Soemmerda
Berlin
The Little Mother of Shack 838 by Zoe Beckley
Sally travels to Paris to deliver a final token for Rabouche and faces a rough district and the grim toll of war. She reflects on her nursing days as she seeks Jeanne, Rabouche’s intended recipient, amid ruins and a fragile city.
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Little Mother OF
Shack
Zoe Beckley
Sally
Ballon
Roger
Paris
Will
Angel
Rabouchie
Dr. Will
America
Rabouche
Jeanne
Madame
Bio-seven touted to restore vigor in tired men
An asserted medical discovery claims Bio-seven quickly re-energizes worn out men and anxious workers. The ad urges two tablets after meals and one before bed for seven days, promises a money back guarantee, and lists ingredients including lecithin iron and kola.
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Bio-feren
Sewing Pattern in Four Sizes for Samosa Style
The pattern offers sizes Sami 32 84, Medium 36 38, Large 40 42, Extra Large 44 46 inches bust. Medium needs 2 percent yards of 36 inch fabric. Pattern illustrated, mailed for 10 cents in silver or stamps. Also notes iron ore deposits in Southwestern France exploited since Roman times yielding pure minerals.
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Seersucker
France
Floodwood Honoring Mr. Boring Father at Elabore Dinner
Floodwood Ohio August 8 Mr and Mrs C Boring hosted a large chicken dinner banquet honoring Mr Boring's father Mr BH W Boring. Guests included R T Whestons and children Bessie Clifford Captain Virgene Very of the Plains H D Boring Signa Emil of Sugar Creek Ohio and many relatives. Afteroon featured ice cream cake and watermelon with music by Will Corvin Nelsonville.
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Floodwood
C. Boring
W. Boring
R. T. Wherstons
Bessie
Clifford
Virgene
Plains
Mra
H. D. Boring
Signa
Emil
Sugar Creek
Ohio
Tillie Boring
Athens County Infirmary
Harry Harvey
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Thomas N.iggover
Ohio University
Harvard
Athens
Athens County
K. P
W. A. Ravenscroft
Mrs
Elizabeth Thompson
Peggy
Billie
B. F. Dutton
THE
Ohio State Fair
Columbus, Ohio
ARMY
NAVY
Ruth
Fair
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