A Small Sack of Makin's by Otto P. Higgins - n.d.
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To The Kansas City Star, from Otto P. Higgins, Staff Correspondent. London, May. -Dear Bill: Someone said, sometime, that
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| Title | A Small Sack of Makin's by Otto P. Higgins - n.d. |
| Creator | Higgins, Otto P. |
| Source | Higgins, Otto P. A Small Sack of Makin's. n.d. Higgins, Otto P. Collection. 2010.145. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Otto P. Higgins did not serve in the United States military, but he spent the entire span of the war in training camps and overseas with the army as a staff correspondent for the Kansas City Star. He wrote about soldiers from the Mid-West, especially Missouri and Kansas. Higgin's began his service with the old Third Regiment, and was with regiments at Camp Nichols, Fort Riley, Camp Funston, Camp Doniphan, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Sheridan, and finally in France. In this story, Otto P. Higgins of the Kansas City Star wrote to a man named Bill about the bond all men shared overseas, which he explained was smoking cigarettes. Makin's were a particular brand of cigarette that the French and English found especially appealing. Foreigners would ask American soldiers for one of their Makin's, and the two soldiers would then share a cigarette and a bond. Higgins closed by stating 'one sack of makin's makes all America kin.' |
| Site Accession Number | 2010.145 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Language | English |