Letters from Soldier Boys Over Here and There
A compilation of letters from Norman Madson at Camp Zachary Taylor and William Erickson en route from Camp Dodge to Camp Upton recounting kit reception, training, mess duties, and travel hardships. Madson describes chaplain training, heat, diverse comrades, and hopes for France, while Erickson narrates a cross country voyage through multiple states, Red Cross comforts, inspections, and camp life with reflections on cleanliness and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Norman Madson
R. A. Amundsen
Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville
Winneshiek Boys
France
Decorah
Luther
Dixie
St. Thomas
Canada
Willie
Wm. Erickson, Co. A
Inf
Camp Upton, N. Y
Dont Worry About Me Elmer Kloster Letters From War
Letters from Elmer Kloster to his sisters written in June and July 1918 describe service in France during World War I. He notes tending to letters, American rations, news from home, visiting a barber, and witnessing air battles while staying near the front. He mentions pay, money orders, and awaiting further correspondence as mail travels slowly to the United States.
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Elmer Kloster
France
Sila
Leslie Schrubbe Promoted at Fort Sill Oklahoma
Three letters to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schrubbe reveal Leslie Schrubbe’s duties at Fort Sill. He is a sergeant of the first class and the youngest officer in his department. On August 7 he reports being relieved from ward duty and taking the role of duty sergeant overseeing the detachment’s work.
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Richard Schrubbe
Leslie
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Ward
Bolton
Kimi
Communion message from Private Elmer Kloster
A fragmentary church note from Private Elmer Kloster of Company C Eng 110 A EB FP, sent as a farewell communion message with best regards to all. He states he is feeling well and offers blessings until reunion with his comrades.
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Private
Elmer Kloster, Co. C, Eng. 110, A. EB. FP
Doing a Big Business in Day-to-Day Trade
Two men discuss business wisdom through a parable about trading a horse for cows then hogs and steers. Mistah Brown brags of busy commerce, not profits, illustrating today’s brisk but opaque enterprise climate.
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Mistah Brown
Brown
Penn State Froth Contemplates Gossip and Endurance
A fragment hints at social dynamics and restraint. Two red lips upturned evoke gossip versus self restraint, asking whether one would pray for endurance to ignore rumors. The piece reflects quiet inner conflict and public rumor.
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Endurance
Penn State
Old-Timer Recalls 1860 4th of July Celebrations
Frank Hughes finds 1860 July 4 program detailing Winneshiek House parade to the grove, Fantastics under Captain Lemon Squeezer, and committees led by T. W. Adams, H. H. Dickerman, S. W. Matteson, and D. H. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hughes
Winneshiek House
Main Street
Mechanic
Hill Streets
Fantastics
Lemon Squeezer
T. W. Adams
B. Ervin
W. F. Coleman
H. H. Dickerman
H. H. Packard
C. N. Goddard
A. ©. Ferren
A. J. Smith
R. Hard
L. Nolte
G. Hard
T. K. Keyes
Young America
S. W. Matteson
Louise Dickerman
Frank Rhodes
S. C. Treat
P. Burlingame
A. A. Atkins
F. Hiller
P. Hoskins
G. Wendling
Cannon
D. H. Hughes
G. R. Willett
Good Profit on Steers
Ray Dacobia of near Postville sold twenty three head of three year old steers to C F Meier for 4600 dollars, averaging about 200 per head. He had bought them last fall for roughly 90 dollars each.
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Ray Dacobia
Postville
C. F. Meier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soldier Boys
Wm. Erickson
Andrew Erickson
Burr Oak, Fells
Camp Upton
Big Forest
New York
Des Moines
Oelwein
Waterloo
Prairie du Chien
Ilinois
Chicago
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Red Cross
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Revena
N. Y
Hudson River
Tam
Stars and Stripes
Leslie Schrubbe
Bear’s
Decorah State Bank
Winneshiek Hotel
RAD Bros
Fitform
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