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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
7
An ad extols Mother’s Friend as a time-tested external remedy aiding expectant mothers through pregnancy. It claims relief from strain and nervousness, easier labor, and quicker recovery, urging readers to obtain the product and the Bradfield Regulator Co. booklet.
Mr J Wf Shirey and family attended camp meeting last Sunday. Rev Charlie Matthews stayed with Mr W Toward family. Miss Lota and Lois Yarbrough attended a meeting at Providence and dined with Miss Ruth Vines. W L Yarbrough visiting relatives at my place. Mrs Naomi Toggle spent Monday with Mrs Laura Howard. A Yarbrough and family visited Mr W M Yarbrough at Glentoch. Remind: Rev GN Aderhold will speak next Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock and Sunday School will be held.
A twin cylinder Tudian motorcycle offered for sale by Malcolm Holland of Carrollton Georgia R 4. The ad notes the bike is being sold as is and subject to draft, at a reasonable price.
Wartime letters from Mia Knight and others describe frontline life in France. Private Thomas W. Knight writes of German positions and expecting Christmas at home while stationed with the 18th Infantry. Merrell and Hancock share distant scenes, with Merrell detailing bivouacs and the ruin of towns, and Hancock reflecting on farewell to America as troops head to France.
A soldier in France writes home about Allied and German shelling near a village, heavy artillery, and gas exposure. He notes a raid by a German plane, bombardments, motion of troops, and that casualties were limited to one boy and a shell shocked sergeant. He reports being ten to fifteen miles from the battlefield and expects the Kaiser's defeat, inviting family news.
A fragmentary World War I letter from a soldier abroad dated July 1918. He writes to Dear Mother about being well, missing home, and hoping for letters, noting occasional hard times and a desire for more news from family. The text is incomplete and shows earnest family correspondence amid wartime conditions.
A brief letter describes cold weather with hoya in overcoats and wheat growing in the region. The writer praises the landscape, mentions harvest abundance, and signs off urging a reply to his son James Wallace.
Lamar Brown writes from France during active service praising travel, French hospitality, and everyday life. He notes learning French, scarce writing time, milk and cheese availability, tomatoes for dinner, high water costs, and hope to return by Christmas. He praises chaplain Foreman and expresses love to family.
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