Series 2 Jack McNaughton part 2

[Field Post card with postmark] Toronto Jun 20 17

Miss N. McNaughton

Granton,

Ontario,

Canada

R.R.#1

NOTHING is to be written on this side except the date and signature of the sender. Sentences not required may be erased. If anything else is added the post card will be destroyed [underlined].

[Thick line separating page]

I am quite well. [Italicized]

I have been admitted into hospital [crossed out in pencil] [Left column] {sick} [crossed out in pencil] [Left column] {wounded} [crossed out in pencil] [Right column] and am going on.[crossed out in pencil] well [Right column] and hope to be discharged soon. [crossed out in pencil]

I am being sent down to the base. [crossed out in pencil]

[Left column] I have received your Right column] {letter dated Apr. 28th [date handwritten] [Right column] {telegram " [Right column] parcel "

Letter follows at first opportunity.

I have received no letter from you [crossed out in pencil]

{lately [crossed out in pencil] {for a long time. [crossed out in pencil]

Signature only } Jack

Date June 9/17.

[Postage must be prepaid on any letter or post card addressed to the sender of this card.]

Wt. W3497/293. 29246. 6000m 9716. C. & Co., Grange Mills, S.W.

O.A.S.

[postmark] Toronto, Ont July 10 12 pm 1917 [censor stamp] passed ... censor 1364

Miss N. McNaughton, Granton, Ontario, Canada

R.R.#1

[stamped left side of envelope] 3931

June 13th/17 Dear Sir Your welcome epistle of Apr 28th received June 8th Guess this letter must have crossed the ocean in one of Henry Fords' one man submarines but he forgot to put in the oars at the starting point Jessies contribution to the War Cry was interesting and will try to answer it before long Please give my congratulations to Uncle Scott and Aunt Mary and tell them I hope they live to see a hundred People are not much use when they live over the century mark --------at least not in France Sure we have lots to eat -------if the stores , Y.M.C.A. s etc have anything eatable The greatest trouble we have is trying to spend our 30 francs (roughly $600) per month and keep sober

2 The soldiers rations were out in France as will as England Say I can cook anything from turtle soup to mystery ball and that covers some frontage I'll see you get supplied with a pair of Army shoes $8.00 Lets see-- how many eggs would that buy? I'm going to take a wooden pair home Clarence William might rather have come to the war as to get married In one case a man has a chance but in married life - none Guess you've read something like the following "Prisoner in German Hands" New for Jessie Would like to be her pupil for about two hours and she would forget all about the superanimation fund Thought I was going to