Letter From Sergeant Snyder Describes Camp Move
A wartime letter from Sergeant Snyder dated September 9 1918 details a major camp relocation three miles away and describes moving every piece of gear and setting up a new orderly room sleeping quarters and mess hall while noting better access to Y M C A huts and ongoing camp activities. He compares the old and new quarters and relays anecdotes about men’s conduct work discipline and a near injury from a falling bolt.
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Snyder
Dad
England
Wharton
Bolt
Waterland
Burbank
Burhank
Tom
Heroic Sacrifice and Letters From War Pages
A long reader letter from L. Snyder formerly of Martinsburg and Shepherdstown discusses life with French workers, views on American aid to France, and hopes for prohibition. It also describes the Thrush & Stough carriage factory in Waynesboro and notes a Christmas gift deadline for soldiers overseas. A Shepherdstown corporal writes from France about frontline fighting, German casualties, and American resolve, ending with a humorous note about mustard gas anecdotes.
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Register
Edna Spring
Redondo Beach
California
Will
Shepherdstown
Matthew Page Andrews
Baltimore
Bill
Uncle Woodrow
Kaiser Bill
Germany
Focls
Haig
Pershing
Diaz
Wilson
Wolce
Earth
New York Times
L. Snyder
Hooge Street
Martinsburg
Shepherd College
Rev
D. L. Snyder
Strasburg
France
United States
America
Atlantic
Mary
Thrush & Stough
Waynesboro
Franklin County
Cameron Thrush & Stough
George W. Thrush
Shippensburg
Atlantic Division
American Red Cross
War Department
Postofice Department
Americas Red Cross
RD. Shipley
Shepherda Town
Manuel Shipley
Towa
Sam
Marne
Nentaine
Mother Look Stop His Cough Gift For Little Boy
A fragmentary plea urges mothers to treat a coughing child with a remedy or gift, suggesting parental care in a domestic scene amid unclear product or health claims. The text is incomplete and yields no verifiable brand or directive.
Keeps Little Folks Immune From Sickness
An advertisement extols a tonic for children with frequent colds and coughs. It claims the product strengthens appetite, aids sleep, and builds immunity through a bottle containing phosphites cherry, malt extract, and sherry wine. It promises relief without calomel and suggests benefits for the entire family.
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Cahier
N. Snyder
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Farmers Bank of
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G. W. Hoffman
FR. McQuilkin
W. Harry Staley
R. M. Williams
RL. VanMetre
B. H. Reinhart
Geo. M. Knott
MH. Crawford
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Io. F Turner
C.D. Wysong,s. Osbourn, Nn ‘Snyder
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JR Pranklin-Lyne
Bank
Jefferson Security
W Va
W. P. Licklider
HC. Marten
David Lemen
Pen Hodnes
H. Hill
M. 8. Baker, G. W. D. Folk, C.J. Miller, J. W. Gardner
M. Beltzhoover
D. Frank Hill
L. Withers
S. Lee Philips
W.F. Alexander
Lewis G. Albin
Capital
Farmers and Merchants Deposit Co
Ertwee Town
U. S. Liberty
W. Willams
Ee Burns
Thornton T. Perry
H. ‘ Miley
Win. E. Reed
Alexander
W. O. Norris
D. Gilson
Robert L. Withers
W. F. ‘Alexander
C.F. Wail
D. Ily
Bank OF
Charles Town
Washington
John Porterfield
JD. S. Hughes
J. Frank Turner
Aset
Cashier
Burns
W. Washington
National Citizens Bank
G. E. Hughes
A. M.S. Morgan
B. F. Langdon
C.W. Henshaw
G.W. Shull
H. Bishop
Chas
R Langine
O. Reuss
R. C. Rissler
L. D. Getzendanner
Maintreet
Buffalo
N. Y
Gavan
Pierce
Juffalo
Tayside
Fevorite
Golden Medical Covery
Pranklin St
Geo. M. Beltzhoover
Shepherdstown, W
Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Jr
Clephane & Latimer
Attorneys AT Law Wilkins Building
H Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Hopkins Gibson
Harrison Schley
General Insurance
Jefferson Security Bank
A. G. Link
Presbyterian Church
Campbellsville
Jefferson
Berkeley
E. L. Eavey
Keedysville
Hohenzollerns
Herbert
Sadie
Jess
Papa
Miss Loud
Mann’s
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Rumsey
M. B. Baker
E. H. Reinhart
Geo. M. Bowers
Congress
Nat
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