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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1918
Page
7
CPL Roy Stephens writes from the A E F to his brother Charlie describing battles seen, rain hindering crops back home, requests for a heavy Jersey sweater, mentions Marion Jack and Ethel, and hopes for letters and news in return. He notes sending ten dollars for the sweater and recalls past events a year ago.
Wartime letters describe serving with Battery C 323 Field Artillery in France. Glover praises the 75mm gun, bunking in field camps, and a drill-honed battalion. he notes barrages, packing gear, and a quick march of tents. Raymond Hinson writes from Norfolk about influenza, shipyard work, and awaiting pay while aboard a ship during convoy duty.
Berkeley resident Mrs Munds reports nervous irritability loss of appetite insomnia and fatigue improved after taking Vinol cod liver and iron tonic. The advertisement claims the tonic builds strength and restores appetite and sleep and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to help nervous weak women in town.
A son Ray writes of surviving a three day storm at sea with seven shipmates lost. He describes decks slanting, dishes sliding, and eating on the deck while passengers grabbed a plate. He closes with love to family.
Mt. Sterling residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble backache and fatigue. Mrs. G. B. Nelson of 43 Richmond St. credits the remedy with easing misery and notes long relief since her initial cure. She repeats the claim in 1917 stating pills have never failed to help when needed. 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
Griggs Motor Car Co offers for sale two runabout Ford cars and one Chevrolet touring car. Also available is a 1916 model Chevrolet touring car, all described as good as new.
Mrs. Chas Gaston of Ringgold Georgia writes that Thedford's Black-Draught has long served as a family medicine. She notes it helped relieve headaches from constipation and spring malaria, kept her family out of doctor bills, and supported liver function. It is a vegetable remedy said to regulate the bowels and digestive troubles.
Formerly occupied by Dr F A Millard this office advertises approachable fees and guaranteed work with contact by office phone 237.
Rail service update notes Pullman sleeper connections and through trains to Louisville with dining cars aboard two through services.
One saddle horse, two work horses and two work mules offered. Apply to O B Clark, Phone 68 W-3. 1-tf.
A repeated patriotic verse praying for soldiers to return home safely and remain virtuous. It appeals for protection, victory, and fidelity, praising the troops as dear, protected, and cherished by the nation and families.
A reflective line asserts that love enduring beyond life equates to truth, while love that fades was never true. It frames love as inseparable from truth and destiny.
A reflective line notes that enduring a long road makes the eventual end more rewarding, implying perseverance through challenges leads to a satisfying finish. The sentiment emphasizes resilience and the value of persistence.
The official organ of the American Expeditionary Force reports U S troops consume 16 000 cigarette packets monthly while 3 000 000 cigars are disposed of along with 463 tons of chocolate and 20 000 000 sticks of chewing gum as part of wartime provisioning.
The passage praises congenial mental labor as a stimulant to health and vigor. It compares thinking to mining nuggets of gold and shaping them into words, presenting the act as a splendid joy.
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