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Uncle Eben Letters From Trenches Stir Family Reflections
In a letter from an English cousin, military service is described with chaotic charges and barbed wire as hundreds of German batteries are mentioned. Aunt Nancy notes secrecy about his movements while health hints promote milk as a stimulant used by French soldiers. An employment ad for lubricating oils and paints from The Lenox Oil & Paint Co. in Cleveland, Ohio closes the snippet.
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