A letter to Mr. Metcalf suggesting that people stop sending food to their soldiers overseas due to the fact that the food gets old and bad in the mail and then it is just wasting the food and food production is already at an all time low.
A citizen of a local community writes in to Mr. Metcalf about how they will do anything to win the war because they are so proud to be in the county that they live in because they all show loyal and patriotism towards the United States.
A citizen farmer writes a letter to Mr. Metcalf just informing him that food production is at an all time low and they are trying their best to make things work.
Warning citizens that if they have not purchased loan bonds that they should before Friday or else their name and amount will not be printed with the rest of the names. Ties into Mrs. Mattie Calbreath being unpatriotic.
This letter contains an appeal to join the railway engineers. It also details why this person is qualified to join this branch of the army, including education.
This letter addresses the possibility of joining the army before being called for the draft. It does so by bringing up previous experiences which could be useful for work.
The letter contains an accusation of disloyalty by the author on behalf of his mother-in-law. It contains accusations of a pro-German man, noting his address and name.
A letter detailing the possible disloyalty of pastors in Lutheran Churches, asking for the authority to stop the speaking of German in church services.
This letter describes why the authority to ban German would be useless without further demonstration that the preacher in question is making disloyal statements. It also tells of the same problem in regard to schools teaching in German- that is to…
This letter tells of the removal of several books that were of pro-German sentiment. These three books had been removed from circulation, and had been listed according to author and title. The letter also requests a list of books which should be…