Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Oct. 09, 1918
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[Y.M.C.A. letterhead] 10 55 P.M. [October] 9 – 1918 MyDarling girl : - Just got in a few minutes ago from the Base Hospital where Ihave been since 7 30 this morning. Was only away from My station there long enough to Eat dinner and supper, probably 45 Min. both Meals. We still have about same Number of admissions 700 or 800 daily. A good many deaths now from Pneumonia It is certainly a calamity where it strikes a Camp like this. Did not get your letter written Monday until tonight. It was not here last Night and Ihave not been here since to get Mail, as I left before it Came this A.M. Hope your pain has disappeared ere this. Do not Know when I can get in again but you
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may be sure that Iwill Come first opportunity. You see now Iam going to have tostay late every night until this thing at least subsides some Ihad some help when I saw you but now Ihave it all in my section, as they took Lt. [MS illegible: 1 word] away for ward duty. Do not Know any news Except what I read in the papers and you read that. War news Continued to look good Except that I am afraid of the german peace propositions and propaganda. Afraid that they will get the best of it. Be sure and Keep me posted as to how you are feeling. Isee that you are likely to have your Movies Closed so that you will be deprived of that pleasure. Iam very sorry, for you will feel more than ever that you had as well
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[Page 2] pack up and go home. Get some books out of the library and amuse yourselves. Wish Icould get in more often but it does not look very good now for it, as I have to stay so late nights and the guards are the limit after ten P.M. So many of them are of foreign extraction and it is hard to Make them understand. Ithink that I failed to tell you that the Officers Mess Hall at the B. Hos. has seats for 120 persons. at the present they Can not all Eat at the same time. Must stop now Hope to find a letter from you on my return tomorrow night. They have arranged so that I do not go on duty until 10 A.M. 10/10/18 9 30 A.M. am out at B.Hos. and will write a line or two More but want
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to get in the Mail so that you will get it today. Do wish that Imight see you. Just lots of love. Morning war news looks mighty good. Hope it Continues, this Influenza is taking More of them away than the German bullets. Again much love to both of you. Devotedly Everett
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| Title | Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Oct. 09, 1918 |
| Creator | Powers, Everett |
| Source | Powers, Everett. Letter to Marian Powers. 09 Oct. 1918. Dr. Everett Powers Collection. AR Box 1918. Powers Museum, Carthage, Missouri. |
| Description | Dr. Everett Powers wrote this letter to his wife, Marian Powers from Camp Dodge, Iowa on October 9, 1918. Dr. Powers served in the Medical Corps as a physician at Camp Dodge. In this letter, he discussed his long hours spent at the base hospital, how there had been many deaths from pneumonia, and the recent war news. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States; Camp Dodge (Iowa); Influenza; Pneumonia; Epidemics |
| Subject Local | Medical Corps; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | AR Box 1918 |
| Contributing Institution | Powers Museum |
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| Date Original | October 9, 1918 |
| Language | English |