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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
5
A wartime letter from Donald S Leonard to relatives notes mock battle fervor at OUA Boys Camps and cities. He predicts 5,000,000 men will join next spring and asks family not to worry about limited correspondence while awaiting orders.
The man, home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, writes from France to his sister and family about army life with the 26th Infantry. He describes delays in mail, the French landscape, old fashioned towns, and his hope to return after the war. Also included is a letter from Wilbur W. Miller on leave at a famous resort with cartoons provided.
The War Work initiative details YMCA war work serving over 1.1 million men in a year with clubs near training camps. It notes War Library Service aims to provide reading material to every fighting man, plus War Camp Community Service supporting soldiers after camp. Knights of Columbus runs huts in camps for Catholic servicemen, Salvation Army relief work expands with demand, and the Jewish Welfare Board mirrors YMCA and Knights of Columbus in wartime roles.
In a wartime letter from France Deverlle Underhill describes time in a rest camp after close combat, serving as a regimental scout, seeing No Man's Land, and a hand injury from barbed wire. He hopes for a swift homecoming and asks family to write often while sending regards to relatives.
A list of Silver Leake area residents serving in American forces abroad. Includes full names, units, posts and cities such as Camp Sherman Ohio Camp Shelby Mississippi Camp Taylor Kentucky Camp Devens Massachusetts and New York via the American Expeditionary Forces.
The article outlines wartime sugar substitutes including maple sugar syrups honey and molasses for desserts and dishes. It provides substitution ratios such as honey replacing sugar and syrup equivalents, plus strategies like using dried fruits marmalades jellies and fresh fruit to reduce or replace sugar in meals and desserts.
A letter from Dean Hill in France to Gus Hill via Carl Wood shares daily life at a military post. It describes weather, food, tobacco, YMCA facilities, and soldiers, noting eight Americans among many French troops and asking about family back home, with casual personal updates and questions.
In a Paris front line message dated September 15 1918 Leo R Leonard writes to his mother Mary Meek that he is in good health and describes rapid advance against the Germans. He notes daily advances about five miles with prisoners and supplies taken and expresses confidence the German fight is ending. He mentions his brother Don recovering and that his sister can rest easy through the line.
A personal note from Leo R. expresses hope his family has grown and that he has moved often, leading to infrequent mail. He mentions Flave receiving only two letters since his recent journey and closes with love to his mother and grandma.
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