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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
2
Pvt Bert Joy writes from the front describing enemy fire and rough days. He mentions knee problems, an operation, and eight privates in the group. Joy asks for letters home and notes delays in receiving mail and updates from the home front.
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a cheerfully worded message from Dary Gardner written during a camp period. The note mentions enjoying the New Era, Corydon Democrat, and Times- Republican papers and hints at sharing good news from over there.
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