Rollicking Letter Home From a South Carolina Soldier in France
E R Jeter a USC alumnus and former English instructor writes from Red Cross hospital No 1 in France about life in base hospitals, food, beds, and wine, voyage memories, and the mix of humor and longing for the front. He notes fellow South Carolinians, the front’s proximity, and vivid impressions of French scenery and wartime bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia State
E. R. Jeter
University of South Carolina
United States Ambulance Corps
Red Cross Military
No. 1
France
Columbia
Oscar Wilde
Columbia Dramatic League
Columbus
Hudson
Irvin Cobb
Grippe
Tobyhana
Gav
Bob Walker
Davidson
Clemson
Tom Reed
Tom Crawford
Ad Lyles Whitner
Rock Hill
Toots" Walker
Dancarborough
Summerton
Y Murphy
Charleston
Santae
Old Carolina
Havin
Army
Medal Laurels of the War Veteran E R Jeter Letter
The speaker refers to medals of honor from the order of Cale L. Blease and the associations of William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson. He praises the brave poilus and closes with best regards to friends, signed E. R. Jeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cale L. Blease
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Hese Poilus
E. R. Jeter
Rattlesnake Rattle Development Explained
The rattle develops from a single scale or epidermal spine on the tail. The root rests on the last caudal vertebra and is covered by skin forming the initial rattle in young rattlesnakes.
Local notices and business cards from Marion area
Notices include legal court call for Dillon County South Carolina March 18 1918. Also medical and professional ads by J W Johnson M D Henslee ENT spectacles McCrady Bros Chevis engineers and land surveyors McLaurin/Causar lands warning J M Johnson surveying services and Ford vehicle prices with delivery terms and hours
Toasted tobacco cigarettes aid wounded soldiers
Red Cross nurses in Europe send toasted tobacco cigarettes to boys in France. The toasted process improves flavor and shelf life, with cigarettes branded as Lucky. Nurses note soldiers often request a cigarette as the first comfort after injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Red Cross Nurses OF
Europe
LUCKY
Red Cross Society
France
Red Cross
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Carolina
Lidie
Pershing
States
North Pole
Pennsylvania
Crow’s Nest
Bill
Cardus
William Eversole
Hazel Patch
Cardui
L. B. Haselden
Dillon
London
First Mortgage Real Estate
J. W. Johnson
Marion
8. C
J. H. Hamer, SR
Over Peoples Bank
C. Henslee
M. D
People Bank Bldg
S.C
Gerson & Muller
Vibes
Nalcolm Mercantile
C. Dillon
5. C
McCrady Bros
Chevis Civil Engineers
As, Jr
Hamlet
N. C
Evans Pharmacy
Court of Common Pleas
McLaurin
Causar Bros
J. D. Edens
J. H. Bennett
M. Johnson
C.F
J. M. Johnson
S. C
L. D
Marion “Law
C. R. Taber
Oides
Harrison
Icience
Dillon Motor Sales Co
Dillon, S. C
Bank of Distinctive Service
Cial
the Peoples Bank
PEE Dee Milling Company
Dillon County
PEE Dee Milling CO
Swift
Ekana
Swift's
Eentilizers
Marwts
Swift & CO
Atlanta, GA
Gavannan
L. Farley
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