Letters From Soldier Boys From World War I Era
Letters from Billie Keel of Company F 326th Infantry in France dated November 14 1918 express hope for peace and homecoming within a year. He mentions brothers Lou and Clay, praise for French celebration, readiness to help reconstruct France, appreciation for officers, and a prayer for his family amidst impending service. The second letter to Mrs M J Russell from a Christmas 1918 Rhine posting describes longing for home, fond memories, anticipation of July 1919 return, desires for home cooking, comfortable billeting in a Dutch home, and small comforts as the front advances toward peace.
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Lou
Clay
France
Santa
Deur Rheine
Rhine
Germany
Free Home
Wartime letters from three American soldiers in France
A collection of personal letters from Private L R Russell Private Thomas J Hale and Vernon W Gamble written in 1919 from France and aboard ships. They recount arrival at Brest and movements to the front near the Argonne, visits to Paris and other cities, a 300 kilometer hike, hospital stays and upcoming discharge. The men express pride in their families and country and share hopes for reunion after the war.
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Brest
France
St. Florent
Auzieville
Argonne
St. Juvin
Clermont
Aujeurs
Esnaurs
Paris
Chaumont
Bourges
Tours
Toul
Orleans
Dijion
St. Dizier
Lens
Rennes
Clay
Lou
82 Division
Dad
Red Cross
Liverpool
England
Ireland
North Sea
Cleaborn
Baskin
Hastings 1919 Seed Catalog Free Offer
Hastings Seeds advertises a free 1919 seed catalog with illustrated pages and a glossy cover. The mail order firm lists 500000 customers and claims better prices and adaptation to the South, inviting requests via postal card to obtain the catalog. Authentication of contact details and direct mail sales emphasized.
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Hastings
H. G. Hastings CO
Atlanta
Advt
Pigs for sale at 15 and 20 dollars each
A brief notice offers pigs ready to register under G. W. Price with prices set at 15 and 20 dollars per animal.
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G. W. Price
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Sea Island
Amoskeag
Ladies Spring
Oxford, Mississippi
American Expeditionary Forces
Co. F
Billie. Keel
Oxford Eagle
M. J. Russell
Private L. R. Russell
5Th Marines
Chandency
Tom
P.S
Thomas J. Hale
P.M. L
A. P.O
Your Son, Vernon W. Gamble
U. S. S. New Jersey
Pie
Cam
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