Peggy's Sacrifice Prompts Soldier Sweetheart Return
Peggy stays home with baby brother as Aunt Alice falls ill in Chicago. A moonlit night finds her watching a limping soldier, Roy, returning from camp after a year apart. Their reunion confirms love, aunt’s recovery, and plans to reunite mother and child tomorrow.
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Peggy
Palmer
Alice
Chicago
Jack
Peg
Bob Boy
Bob
Soldier Boy
Percy
Pegsy
Pegey
Roy
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Do You Know the People Hurting War Savings Efforts
A 1919 letter urges awareness of thrift failures affecting wartime finance. It lists workers, housewives, shoppers, investors, and parents who neglect saving or mismanage purchases. The piece condemns lax attitudes toward thrift and promotes war savings bonds, stamps, and certificates.
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Treasury
United States
Wroe
Unclaimed Letters in Hamburg Town Post Office
The following list of letters remained uncalled for in the Hamburg Town post office for the week.
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Hamburg, Town
Auto sale list from Baldwin and James
A brief car sale note lists several second hand autos for sale including Packard models and a Ford. Company Baldwin and James is the contact or seller for these listings.
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Packard
Ford
Baldwin & James
Noted Line Sparks Family Grudge After Graduation
In a Kansas City Journal item a man recalls his son’s actions after college, describing a quick quote about spending $300 on an engagement ring for a girl, revealing tensions over money and choices following graduation.
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Busey
Kansas City Journal
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Margaret Wilder
ZOOES
Derryvale
Meadoo & Dean
Hamburg
Iowa
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