France March 3rd
1917

Dear Stan

Your writing is the best I ever saw for a boy of your age. You have worked very fast since you went to school. it is bad you had sutch cold weather for sleighing & you & Don making snow huts. hope it will help make lots of berries again this summer tell Mother to try & get some put down I did not get any for her somehow last summer I should one more thought full (when I am not) if we can get lots of peaches this year will put lots down tell Don his candle will be just fine candle makers must be selling lots now & thoes cakes will go down O.K also when they come main thing is getting them started & over here. Ruth must be some girl now visiting Grandma's does she talk much. this picture is getting wore out but it is great to look at. that Bruce sits there large as life & Mother & Ruth look dandy oh it's a great bunch.

Your dad
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