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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
8
The notice lists space rates: ten cents per inch per issue for last page and inside pages, front page space contracted, local notices billed at five cents per line per issue. Copy due by Tuesday evening. It mentions obituary and cards of thanks being charged, with unclear term tia.
Announcement lists A C Ale R H Davis of Joplin running as Republican for County Court Judge Easter District, with Harvey Davis and Grant Emerson also named as Republican candidates for Prosecuting Attorney and Judge Circuit Court Division 2 respectively for the unexpired term of Judge D E Blair. Endorsed by party slate and subject to voters.
Letters from Edwin S Cordz and another soldier describe life in France during World War I. They detail daily meals, food scarcity, local French customs, farming methods, and a longing for home. The writers mention Y M C A, school progress, and encounters with locals while reporting on weather, grapes, bread, figs, and trench life.
Fred Cline writes from New York on Sept 22 1918 describing a pass to explore the city. He notes visiting the Statue of Liberty Woolworth Building Hippodrome and Soldiers and Sailors rest at the YMCA, with prices and experiences including meals and photos.
Pvt. Fred Cline writes from Fort Hancock Sandy Hook N J with Roy Gerhart from Kansas and another boy from Dubuque Iowa. He mentions examinations for assignment to a southern camp, plans to tour Coney Island, and notes on mail issues with millions of letters misaddressed and the need for full addresses to reach soldiers abroad.
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