Letter from Henry Bosman on Soldiers Train to New Jersey
Henry Bosman writes from a train to New Jersey dated Sept 18 1918. He travels with John Hilton and John Rolfe from Camp Pike stopping in Paris Tenn Bowling Green Ky and Ohio. He notes friendly receptions with apples cigarettes magazines and crowds, mentions gains in weight and meals. He signs from Camp Merritt New Jersey and briefly lists local sale notices and a kitchen range for sale.
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Pairis, Tenn
Ohio
Turu Cinn
Dayton
Arkansaw
Henry Bosman
Sept
Camp Merritt
New Jersey
Local Board Works On Transcribing Registration Data
Secretary Vande Steeg aims to finish listing last week’s registrants and forward them to Washington. A call for October 7 is expected for about sixty men from the county. Sixteen left in class one and fifty five from class twenty one last month await classification after their registrations.
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Vande Steeg
Washington
Bring Old Clothing To Hall Saturday
National drive during the week of September 23 to 30 asks for clothing for Belgium and northern France. Bags may be dropped at the hall Saturday afternoon and evening from 2 to 8 pm. a committee led by Dr. Axton and local volunteers will collect and ship the garments to the Red Cross.
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Belgium
France
Boyden
Red Cross
Axton
W. S. Tuttle
Sime Smith
H. Maris
J. van Zwel
Macy Campbell to Lecture at Cedar Falls Event
Macy Campbell of the Rural School Division at State Teachers College Cedar Falls will speak at a community meeting in the school gymnasium on October 7. The flyer urges all patriots to attend to hear what he has to say.
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Macy Campbell
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Campbell
Patriotic Registration Boards In County Serve Without Pay
About 100 men served on the registration boards in various precincts of the county last Thursday performing their duties without any expense to Uncle Sam. The note shows soldiers are not all at the front.
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Sam
Visiting relatives and birth announce in Miller South Dakota
Mrs Julia Miller visits her son in Miller South Dakota. Mr Sam Wiley and child ren from Galesburg Illinois visited Mrs C E Work for an extended stay. Night school meeting postponed to the 27th. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Will Winter weighing six pounds both mother and child doing well. Father Winter smiles with congratulations.
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Julia Miller
Miller, S. D
Sam Wiley
Galesburg
Ill
C. E
Will Winter
Winter
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Koole
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Tomorow
Peter Moow
Round Oak Kitchen
W H. Eddy
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Satthage
J. Hollander
Shelden
Thomas Klink
Cinn
Simon Smidt
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Mary
The
White House
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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