Comments on: Sam’s References Explained http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com Letters Home from a Yankee Doughboy 1916-1919 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:05:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Paul http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/#comment-1865 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:24:00 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=41#comment-1865 “nuf ced” appears in Bagley’s Pens ads in Scientific American magazine in a Sept. 1846 issue. This would predate the “coining” date that you list here by more than fifty years.

]]> By: Bob http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/#comment-179 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:24:35 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=41#comment-179 I enjoyed looking through your site. I think that the reference to “Hooverizing” is meant to mean the Food Administration and its leader, Herbert Hoover. This makes more sense in the context of the letter from 12/21/1917 where Sam reports Lena is “Hoverizing” on food stuffs and he too is “econimizing” on paper. A quick look at the Wiki article on Hoover reveals that his detractors, at least, referred to his economy drive as “Hooverizing”.

Have you been to France or thought of visiting the sites where Sam served? We had a wonderful trip last fall visiting the places where family members served with the 26th Division.

Bob

]]> By: spidermommy http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/#comment-51 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:58:11 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=41#comment-51 This is a wonderful site. So much to discover. I’ll definitely be back to read more.

]]> By: John J. Hayden http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/#comment-50 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:50:50 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=41#comment-50 Great work Rick. This is a fantastic historical opportunity. Keep it up.

John

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