Letter From Amereus Georgia Soldier Homeward Bound
Dear Mother and Father. We left St Paul last Saturday and arrived this morning. The heat and buffalo gnats are thick. I traveled through many states and none compare with Nebraska. Amereus is about ten thousand people, red sandy soil. the town feels unfamiliar and the graves on Decoration Day seem poorly cared for. Nine thousand of ten thousand residents appear colored and I fear turning black. We have a good place to stay and plenty to eat, so it’s not as bad as it might be. I am with love. GLENN ANDREWS. St Acero Squadron, Southern Field, Amereus, Georgia.
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Americus
Georgia
St. Paul
United States
Nebraska
Glenn Andrews
St. Acero Squadron
Southern Field
Amereus
British society offers prize for safer horseshoe design
A road improvement society in Britain proposes a prize for a horseshoe that reduces highway damage caused by steel shoes while providing safer footing on smooth pavements. The contest seeks a practical, durable solution balancing road wear and equine safety.
Food Administration Sugar Cards Expire October First
The Food Administration announces all sugar cards expire October first. Merchants have new supply on hand and will issue new cards upon return of old ones. The new card will be recognized and usable at any store in Cheyenne County.
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Cheyenne County
Brown sugar exchange offer described for sugar swaps
A reader notice explains a trade or sale option where brown sugar may be sold by merchants at a ratio of 114 pounds to 1 pound of granulated sugar. In other words, a purchaser can exchange 2% pounds of brown sugar in place of 2 pounds of granulated sugar with the card charged only for 2 pounds.
U S Food Administration Sets Bread Price Caps
The Baking Division announces max retail prices for bread: ten cents for a one pound loaf and fifteen cents for a one and one half pound loaf. Cash and carry or credit and delivery prices apply, enforced in all states. Retailer profit for a pound loaf must not exceed one cent. twelve ounce loaf priced proportionately lower.
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U.S. Food Administration
County Census Calls For Cattle And Hogs Data
The Federal Food Administration asks County Administrators to determine the count of cattle and hogs in their counties with help from local school teachers. Cooperation from livestock owners is essential to obtain accurate figures, and the effort aims for complete data for the census.
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Federal Food Administration
Sam
Potatoes Shipments Require Government Inspection Card
Mr. Howard of the University of Lincoln and a Federal Food Administration member instructed Cheyenne County’s Potato Inspector Mr. Charles Hormiday. All shipments must have the Inspector’s OK, with notice by the shipper during loading. Potatoes must be inspected if sucked. The grower shipping has no guarantee of acceptance and may be taken advantage of without the Government Inspection Card. The inspection fee is $200 collected by the Inspector.
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University of Lincoln
Federal Food Administration
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Charles Hormidiay
O. K
Hornaday
Message From The King to Our Boys
Mr and Mrs Hermann Schroeder received a highly valued missive from Windsor Castle. Sidney A Schroeder of Company I 21st Engineers A E F in France carries the royal message from George R I dated 1 April 1918 praising American soldiers aiding the Allied cause. The excerpt also includes Sunrise prose about early risers and city life transforming with workmen.
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Hermann Schroeder
Sidney A Schroeder
France
A. BE. F
Windsor Castle
England
United States
British Isles
George R
Melbourne man jailed for burglar kit a puzzled judge
A Melbourne resident was arraigned after police found a complete burglar's kit in his possession. He claimed the pliers were found in a drawer, he had gathered percussion caps in the park, and a torch helped him read at night. The magistrate sentenced him to six months' imprisonment with Liberty Bonds or German bondage as options.
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Melbourne
Australia
Army Letter From August 1918 Home Front To France
A veteran's long missive to family recalls a year in the United States Army during World War I. He describes voyage aboard Kaiser William II renamed Agnamemnon, near escape from a U boat, initial training at Fort Snelling, trench duty in Lorraine and Champagne, the Chateau Thierry offensive, and a long return to rest. He quotes a WWI poem and ends promising more updates.
Mrs. Miles and Whitman Return From Thermopolis Visit
Mrs. W. P. Miles and her father, Rn. B. Whitman, came back Saturday from Thermopolis Wyoming where they visited the baths. Mr. Whitman is selling his property at Dyridgeport and will live with his daughter, Mrs. Miles, henceforth.
Gotch Relocates Family From Cheyenne to Lodgepole
Will Gotch moves his family from Cheyenne to Lodgepole where he was formerly stationed as a railroad maintainer. Mrs Gotch and daughter Ruth visited the McKiernan home over Sunday. Leon Fine traveled to Denver and back, citing important business.
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Will Gotch
Railroad Boys
Cheyenne
Lodgepole
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