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Robinson, Illinois, Febrary 6, 1918

by Louise Smith Posted on October 6, 2010

This is one of the Lone Scout letters written to my uncle McKinley (Mac) Austin in 1918. Robinson, Illinois, February 6, 1918 Dear Mac, Well, you did indeed answer that horrid, horrid letter. I hope you tore it up. Today … Continue reading →

Election 1908

by Louise Smith Posted on October 2, 2010

These postcards were sent to my Austin grandparents in 1908. William Howard Taft, Secretary of War and close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt was the Republican Party candidate for President of the United States in 1908. The Democratic nominee was … Continue reading →

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