Letter from Orville Tracey Homeward Bound From War Front
A long letter from Orville Tracey to his parents recounts peril and travel during World War I. He describes rail gauges in France, the voyage from New York to Le Havre, storms at sea, camouflage on ships, encounters with British and colonial troops, and life in the front line near Chaumont and Verdun. He notes earning six months overseas service, recalls ration issues, water quality, gas exposure, and distant towns in the Cote d Or region.
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Hope &E
Aragon Woods
Grand-Pre
LeHavve
New York
Halifax
le Havve
Vassy
Verdun
Cote Dor
Chaumont
Muelsom
Aigny le Duc
Iowa
Americans Seek European Labor Boycott Over French Belgian Contracts
The AFL Building Trades executive council cabled Samuel Gompers in France urging European labor leaders to oppose contracts sought by the Building Trades Employers in New York. The move follows a general strike by basic building trades workers, with estimates of 100,000 affected across several cities.
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New York
Building Trade Department
American Federation of Labor
Samuel’ Gompers
France
Belgium
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Builders’ Association
For Sale Ads From Small-Town Paper
Classified notices list a modern six room house near the courthouse for sale or trade. Also offered is the town’s only restaurant, with inquiry after 6 pm at 205 E Kirkwood. A safe is for sale by Walter Harris. Phone numbers appear as 4527 and 711.
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Court House
Cal
H. Snyder
South Park
Monroe St
E. Kirkwood
Walter Harris
Wanted Woman for General House Work Ad Found
A general help ad seeks a woman or girl for house work. A reader who found an auto chain on West Broadway is asked to call this office and pay for the ad. A lavoter set with a bluish green sapphire is reported lost on the square with a liberal reward for return. A Golé wrist watch was lost on the road between Fairfield and Bernhart.
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West Broadway
Fairfield
Bernhart
Wanted sales agent for hosiery in Norristown Mills
Wanted man or woman full time salary twenty four dollars and spare time sixty cents an hour selling guaranteed hosiery to wearer No experience required Guaranteed Mills Norristown Pennsylvania appears in a public notice style with dated listing 687 five twelve nineteen twenty six five twelve nineteen twenty six two nine.
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Norristown
Pennsylvania
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Orville M. Tracy
Cascara
H. L. Redman
New Haven
Conn
Seagate
Miles
Nervine
Hee Hs
Europe
Cable
Samuel Gompers
Vittel
Detroit
The
Red Cross
Grand- Pre
Fritz
John T. Davies
Clifford Leon Sherman
Theodore
People's
Durham
J. T. Rodgers
Sauers Bakery
Dexter Company
John Bartholomew
Court Hotel
Burlington
Jacob Scheffel
A. Power
Journal
Rumley
Rumely
Great Northwest
Muioneer
York
John M. Brant Company
Hyatt
Brant
Illinois
8. W. Rose Co
Cleveland, O
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