Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Oct. 19, 1918
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[Y.M.C.A. letterhead] 7 30 P.M. [October] 19 – 1918 MyDarling Wife : - Your Card and letter Came today in thesame Mail. They were postmarked same time in Carthage. Was thinking strongly of sending a Message to see whether you reached home O.K. This has been a rainy day. Not hard but Constant. Am enclosing two letters received this afternoon. Would like to have you return Dr. Wests as Iwant to answer it in a week or two. He is finding it much like the rest of us, but has not had long enough yet toknow much of it. Am glad that you are to have some more beans and Lady peas, hope that frost will Not Come for 2 or 3Wks. We still have mighty good Mess and Iam glad to say that Ican do justice to it.
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Isee very Clearly that Dr. G is not going to get into the Army if he Can Keep out of it and Ido not care so far as Iam Concerned. I think Dr. Burch was not at all anxious either if you ask me. for there are lots of Doctors here who are not stronger than he is physically. None of us practically, are Keen on the life, but most of them take it as a Matter of duty and let it go with that. Most of us enjoy home Comforts more than this Kind of living Hope that you subscribed for theBonds and that the loan went over the top. Camp Dodge did pretty well in its subscription. The Flu is nearly athing of the past here, but quarantine is still on, so far Ihave not had it. Lt. Parke is back at work Neumann only lost one day. Have absolutely no News. Much love to all the clan. Just oodles for your own dear self. Kiss Babes for me. Devotedly Everett
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[Page 2] The bugle is sounding and Iguess Ishould go to bed but am going to write a few more lines. Inotice by tonights paper that the Camp quarantine is to be lifted tomorrow, but they are not permitted to leave Camp yet. think it will only be a few More days now until it will be raised altogether. You seem to be having some washing. from the amount of bill. Have you heard from Mrs. Hass? What time did you get out of K.C.? Did you have breakfast there or get something in Lees Summit? Did Marian sleep well in the upper berth? It will be more convenient for you to get groceries that you have to go for at the French store. than to go down town. How do the Fruit trees.
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seem to be doing? How many Raspberries lived? Did any of the red ones live? Iam sorry that Ican not be there to look after replacing some of the fruit May be Ican be there for spring planting. Irather doubt it. There is likely to be some Changes in things here in the Next 3 or 4 wks. Do not Know how it will affect me. Think likely we will Move to some other portion of the Camp, at least part of them will. unless the whole lot of them go, Iwill hate to leave here. Has your Uncle Jno a Comfortable home? or is he just Camping? What didyou do with Marian for the night there? Hope that she will study well this year. Heres hoping that Iget another letter tomorrow. there isn’t much for me to write about of interest, now that the lid is on. Just lots of love. Devotedly Everett
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| Title | Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Oct. 19, 1918 |
| Creator | Powers, Everett |
| Source | Powers, Everett. Letter to Marian Powers. 19 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 19, 1918. Dr. Powers served in the Medical Corps as a physician at Camp Dodge. In this letter, he discussed camp life, the influenza, and asked Marian about things at home in Carthage. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States; Camp Dodge (Iowa); Influenza; Epidemics |
| Subject Local | Medical Corps; World War I; Quarantine; Liberty Bonds |
| Site Accession Number | AR Box 1918 |
| Contributing Institution | Powers Museum |
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| Date Original | October 19, 1918 |
| Language | English |