Dear Mom and Army Letters From Oscar
A collection of informal letters from Oscar to his mother describing trainin g, drills, and camp life in the army. He jokes about the buzzer, mentions a modern rifle, asks for warm socks dice and a cake, and notes humor about Rockefeller and the guardhouse with casual references to daily camp routines. The piece ends with a local column snippet about Greshs girls measles and fox hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Lee
Sherman
Teddy Roosevelt
Pershing
Rockefeller
Democracy
Crochet creamer and sugar panholders set sale
Jie Pe crochets produce attractive creamer and sugar panholders with flower sprays. Kit is quick to finish in single crochet and sells for 15 cents plus 29920. Color suggestions include red, light green or blue with a white flower for a Wedgwood effect. Send order to:
Wearing of Khaki Inspired by British in India
Pathfinder notes that English soldiers in India began the khaki fashion about a century ago by dipping white uniforms in muddy pools to gain color. The term khaki derives from the Urdu word Khak meaning dust, and the British army officially adopted khaki uniforms during the 1882 Egyptian campaign.
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India
Pathfinder
Our Selfishness In Distress of Friends Quote Switt
A brief quotation notes that selfishness governs how we treat friends in distress, asserting private ends guide responses. It presents a reflective moral observation attributed to Switt about human conduct in hardship.
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ED Wheelan
Sunshine
Hal
Roy
K Jay Mari
Lala Palooza
Rube Goldberg
By C. M. Payne
Smater
Psst
S.u
Pop
J. Millar Watt
Thini
Gluyas Williams
Aringl
IBLES
Moi
Uncle Wilbert
GSES
Wilbert
Nis
Paul
Oscar
Love
Conneautville
Gresh
Mel Davis
Harley Hills
Ruth Inman
Carl Hills
Jie Pe
Kansas City
Esrenes
Samuel Johnson
Garfie
Reat and
Bringe Iberat
SFE
Herbert
Doan
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