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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
7
Abraham Goldeman and wife hosted Mrs. Hogan and Mrs. Menin of Minneapolis, welcoming them during the week’s close. The gathering reflected cordial social ties with local hosts extending hospitality to the visiting pair.
Mrs Mra Lehman, not in her usual health for some time, grew worse yesterday requiring a doctor's visit. The note records a decline and medical attention as the immediate action.
Theodore Hanson writes from Camp Devens describing army life, identification plates, and clean quarters. mentions Norwegian company, truck driving, and letters left to answer. He plans a two day hike, recounts a Boston trip and a reunion with Walter Scott, Van Appiemana, and a Fort Warren cogat artillery buddy, and notes packing boxes and passes.
A soldier writes to his mother and father from France on April 20, 1918. He describes a pleasant trip with scenery, mild setbacks from language barriers, blooming gardens, and learning to speak French. He notes good weather, daily life, and that he is well supplied after receiving his pay.
Private Julius Scholten writes from Camp McArthur Waco Texas May 15 1918 detailing transfer from Jefferson Barracks to a much larger camp with about 80000 men. He describes heat flies high corn fields cotton growth rain mud tents cold nights in transit and sighting airplanes at Little Rock and Waco. He mentions awaiting orders pay and letters from home plus longing to reach the front and stay near combat zones.
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