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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
6
A long wartime letter from a soldier to his family recounts learning French with a corporal and a schoolmaster's wife, notes the banality and hell of war, and reflects on duty. He mentions aging toward twenty seven, writes of letters to be sent, and urges self-improvement and moral duty amid conflict.
Amid reports of a major German push on the Go Mile front American troops halted the advance and captured about 1500 prisoners. Allied forces claim the Marne front remains intact as they repel German efforts and praise U S troops for stout defense and counterattacks.
Auction at Clearmoant Stock Farm White Clad Road includes 8 head of sheep 3 horses plows and farm equipment. Sale begins at 11 oclock with all sums over 500 to be credited to nine currentants. Promissory notes to be honored by Patel Agiep a and partners. Auctioneer details appear in the notice.
Local readers learn of servicemen and relatives connected to the war effort. Sergeant Daniel Toombs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Toombs, returns home unannounced to surprise kin while stationed with the 7th Field Artillery. His brother Robert serves in the Marine Corps with assignments across Portsmouth and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Christiana Sunday School notes nine of twenty-five members have joined the AVIS or navy, now in France. Other locals include Paul Funkhouser in France, Verne Ward in U.S. military service, and Carl Hardin in the Motor Mechanical Corps at Litchfield Indiana.
Martinsburg in Washington county celebrates its hundredth anniversary with a community Harvest Picnic set for Saturday, November 1. The event aims to surpass past gatherings as residents mark the founding of the quiet tea house and welcome speakers including the Democrat editor.
The fifty first Semalb Celebration of the St Peter Sunday School in Pragklin township will be held at the Richert Grave near the church on Thursday July 16. The program includes music by the town band songs from Sunday schools and speeches with speakers from Louisville and a Federal Food Administration representative. All Sunday schools and the public are invited to attend and spend the day. Jacob Schneider superintendent and Miss Oldennie Richert corresponding secretary.
Bonnie Marshall Sloan son of Yen awine Sloan died in France while serving with the 14th U.S. Army Artillery. He enlisted in Cincinnati, worked as a stove molder, and was twenty two. Survived by parents and siblings. grandfather Yenawine Sloan died days earlier. Ferguson of New Albany drowned last Thursday trying to swim the Ohio River. General services were held in New Albany. the story notes a long-gone era and local family ties.
The fragmentary text references individuals such as Wolpert Toll and Alice Chiba, with scattered mentions of Kentucky, Scotland, and abroad. It suggests a convoluted legal or estate context including duchies, abroad, and a “Miss Jayctia Crop” in an unclear setting. The overall sense is garbled reporting with no clear event or outcome.
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