The YMCA was one of several voluntary organizations that provided American soldiers with reading material, entertainment, and morale support during World War I, distributing inspirational cards like this 'Try It Again!' poem alongside popular illustrated ephemera. The accompanying die-cut, titled after the 1918 Charlie Chaplin comedy 'Shoulder Arms,' romanticizes the doughboy-and-sweetheart theme that pervaded American wartime popular culture, reflecting the emotional bonds soldiers maintained with loved ones back home. Project: 218653