Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 9, 1918
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[February] 9 - 1918 My dearest Mother. It seems to be getting to be a long time between drinks both ways. Been pretty busy for the last few days and couldn
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restaurant keepers doing anything like that for their patrons no matter how regular they were. After dinner we played the piano & sang alternately French & American songs. The French are nutty over our ragtime. The evening was almost spoiled by Friend J. Frenzle who later in the evening wanted to buy some drinks. Funny how some people cannot acquire good-taste. I can see those good people now if we had ordered anything when we were being entertained
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Of course the people I have seem so far are the peasants and the bourgeois. I would like to see some of the real people to see what they are like. However as yet we have only been in two by four places and they don
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country which is very pretty. The usual cry keep the cigarettes & canned heat moving . Also shoot the boots over (I believe I told you that) and about once a month saddle soap. As regards
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Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 9, 1918 |
Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 09 February 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
Description | Powhatan Clarke wrote to his mother about a recent party he went to at the caf |
Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; Soldiers--Recreation |
Subject Local | World War I; WWI; United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 21st |
Site Accession Number | A0293 |
Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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Date Original | February 9, 1918 |
Language | English |