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Conger Reynolds correspondence, February 1918
1918-02-09 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 4
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I have not had the fire lighted, but the madame assures me "il marche." I intend to have it march for me frequently. Here we pay for our own billets and draw the regulation commutation of quarters. My billet will cost me about $12 a month including cleaning of shoes and attention to clothing, and I shall get $24 a month from the government. The surplus will come in handy to apply on the high cost of food. My experience in paying a dollar for a moderately good dinner tonight leads me to expect that this item in the cost of living will not be small. We were given to understand that we shall be put
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I have not had the fire lighted, but the madame assures me "il marche." I intend to have it march for me frequently. Here we pay for our own billets and draw the regulation commutation of quarters. My billet will cost me about $12 a month including cleaning of shoes and attention to clothing, and I shall get $24 a month from the government. The surplus will come in handy to apply on the high cost of food. My experience in paying a dollar for a moderately good dinner tonight leads me to expect that this item in the cost of living will not be small. We were given to understand that we shall be put
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