The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-13
PICTURES FROM HOME
ARE WELCOME GIFTS
FOR YANKEE FIGHTERS

WITH THE: AMERICAN TErui'S IN
FEA\t't.. .\iG. t1.--it;HH A;t'i- -" 'S
the story ut 4 S!ugl's d"ughh,'y. hu; It
is 4 yara wtth n:"r" ;han Il HII!i"a
firralS.
He WAS 10, an unuSal dnughhoy in
aay way cActpt that h" WAS happy as
happy as 4 bird with It's first touch of
spring fever. You could tell It by look
inr 4, htul and h. would tell you with
out your looking ~ him.
Say. | t,.i 81 happy l could almost
react, up aad touch the SKY. ne eN :.
claimed! Lock II THAI. wouldn't You.
He displayed an envelope.
Better Than Money.
Good letter from h"ute - TX SOM.
body must har" sent you some fn'nes
h Money. There's something that $
\ got money beat L mile. he replied
.rhat is. from douEhb"y'S point OF
view. Want to 500 what II IS
sure. Anything that makes people
as happy as you are "uEh: to DC pasSSo
around.
Hc brough; cut five small photos.
SNAPSHOTS made by Il stuill camera
Pretty nice. aren't they. see ln'S
one? It's my girl. She's thH "sSt S''t
going. and She knows h"w /" make 4
~, win this doughboy over here. She
sends snapshots every couple OF Weeks
OF IN. folks At home. som" girl. lSn
She
fou had T. adTi; she was.
Same Girl Again
This is another picture "t hers. 'ah-
G., ri her 'front.' yard under tac t,ee
sruw the spot Gee. when | look At
ma, picture | almost telt AZ though l
MAS back there with her ami II WY
Sunday afternoon. That's wh"Tt l pt"
posed TO her. on that spot. She couiau
see It at first. but won out after 4 olc-
II sure is wonderful what snapshots
hiring back TO you. isn't II
Again you had 10 admit the doueno"S
was right.
"Hcre's another one OF her. showing
her new buds and hat. Looks kinu or
military. doesn't it: kind OF ithe IL.
don't YOU: She's Got good taste thos
girl Of mine. hasn't she?"
F,,iden,ly she had. and so had he fou
admired his choice.
This pictures Of my mother. ne
continued and it's Il good one want
cd q snapshot Of mother. she looms
pretty we'll I was afraid she was "oF-
rying too much. I feel 4 lou pelter
now, know she's telling the truth
when she said she was well. 1io'o"
are great. aren't they:
There was no argument 20 the ques-
ton.
sister, and Baby, Too.
This last ones my sister. ana her
baby. She got married just before
left, I've been over here for TWO ser
vice stripes now. I'm tickled 10 get
this photo. It's the only way nave
IN telling what kind of Il brat I'm p'-
inr unci. to. you see. Say. what paper
are YOU correspondent for:
The United rr"ss.
That's a whole lot OF papers 'SNt
f.: Say. you know what you ouSn' W
do Write a story and tell everybody
how much us boys over here want Sn'..
shots of the folks back home. TEL c'''
njctures are the best thIrE 'hey '''u
send us. We don't care II they cut VA
our packages. SO long rs VIC can se>
pictures. y,
..Df course We can't send pictures OF
ourselves home because it's against tue
rul,s Hut We always look the same |"
uniforms anyway. Bat snapshots sure
mako YOU feel close 10 the folks oacA
home. .,
The more than 4 million morals 10
,bis story are The moEf than milo"
douyhboys who are longing for snap
sh,Is 81 tho folks back home.