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Letters From Marburg Explain German Temperance Efforts
Agnes writes from Marburg in February 1915 describing life in wartime, censorship, and the German temperance movement. She notes open air beer gardens exist but praises Germany’s early measures against alcohol in the army and widespread temperance education in schools and universities. She contrasts German progress with American perceptions, mentions Blue Cross and Freie Studenten schaft, and references encounters with Wandervogel and Gottingen nurses training.
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