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Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
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A World War I veteran, in conversation, expresses disgust with modern women's extravagant, smoking, and drinking habits, preferring a traditional country girl untouched by city influences. He cites disillusionment upon returning from overseas service.
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A girl of 27 years old who is
exaggerating a highfalutin position
with
in line for
will stop in a minute or a managerial
position with
nursing into the figure. The matter
of this sort
lounging the other day: "Men ain't"
about it
so fond it seems nice girl to
write and cite the girl as assuming the reasonable latitude.
a real man
And gle aog mad and another like this:
Yes, Jones, a weight: I have been thinking at mar-
riage but. house ss don't ap.n she girl-of the gentlemen:
girl- today ge mn who gs wee when you are coming na:
they are on hand i girl. I knew before I want to
college. a gmn ei o iave more late and dianm d
gentility a otle jailed upon girl, generally with respect
and romance nt gt to college and didn't see much ot
girls for fom sae s gan i ohuteered when we cntered the
World War and sm .e ver seas for abmt too vear-:
of course I do' re mh ot gairl, then. Then I came bask
home wath thele. t grh- m my mind: I hadn't thought
much alatt h, a mudh ot them for si veat, Tll tgil
you, Iatherogis. tet ahat the ted to be. What I ha.e
seened gt sn Iene hek Tronn Fhauce has jnst about dis-
gusted ms Tm aihsaf ar then: take the geneta rum of guls
to-day phl th ae tridne gi mnetearily oattavagamt wlt
thes ate nt snnnl hoofant, ntfate ad immoat. 1 go to
dame ad ie. h nt sa: I hear the h laughing ad eis.
glin oet mn at. : mem amoking agd dinking. And whie
thete a . t. . h.: w. who dont moke aind who dont
dhluh, inl h t h..m rejtt for thomseh even thi.tlss
of gil, weer 4 h h copd aond thoy book uam th wil dolngs
of the Iod ejet r ohs theu ht ot jarfeethy popr foy other, ot thelt
sex toeare en o piohe sa Amd that's why I ben't marrid:
I'm gotne to in t s tge ha top I ge ms mame and eatythin
I rae ta gt the mogotan: I hae thought I might go way
batk m th hol ahote md plek my ome protty, om-tble conntr:
gitl wlp lao y eoannoted he ontat wtth om eity Kind.
Thi i nt , t ot t.s i n ntual colergotio letarn
a youih dgoolme faohae yud on. I piot it that thousands or ginle nho
1edt th t e ath - woli it ar girls gnd ga gin
jny mt. t theaon i y mng mmn tegad tiir sex today. t i-
ce thii dat ghok eont
I I t orie wlat the sout man wil fint when h yos to
the hoi o an ws fnkig ot the disillusionmont he nay find
the t, "s la t the hilt. y , monntan comty in Gmorgin th other
dlny I s c th oitominatet" soug things in a momntain
cabin. t.r w wi. ellet. he wam hiffog lose of fhewh molor.
chome ghn 3 it a mn go wne rong n o ot Trte
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France, Georgia Mountain County
Event Date
World War
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A veteran named Jones discusses his post-war disillusionment with modern girls' behaviors including extravagance, smoking, and drinking, preferring a simple country girl; he plans to seek one in rural areas.