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Letters From France And War-Era Tales In One Page
A fragmented World War I era page mixes a dramatic letter from a U S soldier in France praising American resilience with mockery of German forces, plus a local tribute to soldiers and families. It also includes notes on veterans, a county memory piece about John Ward and his many sons in service, and an opinion column calling out Roosevelt and others for antiwar rhetoric, interlaced with an ad for Dean's Kidney Pills and a wartime civic notice. The composite item reflects wartime morale, local genealogies, and political stance of the era.
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France
Papa
de Rhine
Marlboro County
Carolina
Belgium
Rhine
Willie
John Ward
Goldsboro
Regular Army
Tenth Cavalry
Wilson
N.C
Ward
William E. Shipp
Tenth Calvary
Santiago
Cuba
Col
Fred Olds
Watchman
Southern
Roosevelt
United States
LaFollette
Hearst
Brisbane
Kidney
Congress