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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
7
Wartime plea urging continued financial support for soldiers in France. The message stresses constant effort, warns against letting up, and calls on citizens to lend money with full spirit to hasten defeat of the enemy and secure victory. It emphasizes sacrifice, urgency, and national resolve.
Convalescent camp letter from HAL D MERRELL of Company C 30th Infantry Amer Ex F detailing front experience, hospitalization, and hopes for return. He reflects on rapid deployment, Allied progress, and asks for letters from home while describing the vast hospital and ongoing war efforts.
A soldier writes home from duty, asking about family news and the Concord meeting, urging his mother not to worry, expressing pride in being part of a just cause, and trusting they will return home soon to continue their duty with cheer. He mentions forwarding mail and intends to contact the church and lodge.
Dear Homefolks I am in Camp Norten Georgia in division C iat writing to tell you I am ill with influenza and in hospital for weeks I want foods from home and a box of goodies I am not allowed to attend Catholic meetings and I hope my sister and brother are better I hope to come home soon and to avoid the guard house I ask you to send doctor and postmaster to sign a note to let me go home if possible I miss you all and send best wishes and address details from prison life
A dated reminiscence from Private Henry W. Holland describing a voyage from New York to England aboard the Sapheander Vath HR. Miss Auntie 1. The writer recalls the sea voyage, train travel across landscapes, and letters home to family. He mentions landing at Baylin on the fourth and plans to reach Fringe, sending regards to Free Dress officials and friends.
Fragmented OCR text shows poetry imagery of a mother and son separated by distance and time. It portrays twilight windows, a gray aged mother, a son working in May fields, and a distant home calling him back, amid lines of longing, faith, and endurance. The piece invokes family ties and pastoral scenes with old names and a distant setting.
A wartime ode recalls PVT Wiley F. Gammon of Hancock County and a service flag as stars rise in a twilight sky. The piece reflects faith, memory, and hope for fallen and distant loved ones, praising God's care through celestial symbols amid dusk.
Homer Campbell writes a long wartime letter describing drills, tents, and hardships at a training camp. He notes weather, meals, blankets, and the daily routine, mentions fellow soldiers and a friend from Altima, and ends with affection for family while promising to write again. He reflects on army life and the desire to return home.
A partially readable missive reveals a domestic scene with talk of meals biscuits and butter, a longing for ordinary comforts, and affection from a husband. The writer mentions potatoes and pie, shared meals, and the absence of richer news beyond local happenings, ending with affectionate signature.
Fragmentary diary entry recounts a World War I era raid and trench actions. The writer, Othel Entrekin, describes bombardment, shell use, and a gas attack in No Man’s Land. Sentences mention German shells, dog drinkers, and a final line of signed closing names.
A fragmented verse speaks of matching pennies and pounds and bodies in rounds of pain. The speaker mirrors another's potential actions, claiming to be an avatar and performing as if present where not.
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