Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Oct. 22, 1918
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[Y.M.C.A letterhead] 6 15 P.M. [October] 22nd 1918 MyDarling Girl : - No letter from you today, but Iam going towrite anyway. This has been a dreary, drizzly, rainy day. Have had rather a strenuous day with it. We had something like 1000 Examinations today and Ihave tostand most of the time. When Iget used to it again will not mind it much My muscles are quite sore tonight. will soon get over this phase of it. Over half of this bunch today were Negroes and you Can imagine that they were not all of them odorless. The war news still looks good, but Ithink the Germans are intending to make a stand, as they did in
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1916 on the Hindenberg line. This peace stuff is only to gain time to pull themselves up for it. It is the same old ring Camouflaged a bit. Hope Wilson ignores them this time entirely Did not find much in the Presses of interest. What is the matter with the news editor? They seem almost as scarce of news as Iam. Since you have seen the camp there isn’t a thing about this towrite you of, and Ido not see anything else and not much of it. Ikilled a B.B. Crawling along the wall last night since which time I have developed quite an imagination. Then dealing with those dirty Negroes does not lessen it. It is no use to worry though for this is Army life. Let us hope the
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[Page 2] Germans will soon make an “unconditional Surrender.” Bought two Army books tostudy the other day. Am going to try and learn something about Army regulations. Be sure and have Union Trust Bank book balanced soon. Iwant to know that the Walton Trust Co. deposited the check and will then write them Understand that Quarantine is to be raised next Sunday. this in [Des Moines] too. Good thing that you did not stay, Eh? school still Closed also. Best place for M. is home. You would have been Crazy. Influenza is about all gone here. One thing I never saw anything like this Epidemic. It is certainly
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surprising the number of highly educated men in the Army among the enlisted Men, a fine lot of men they are too. all bent in same direction. Then men who are trying or entering Officers Training school who are beyond the age limit special permits from Washington. Am glad to be identified with this Kind of Americans. Nearly all of the Medical Officers here have given up a lucrative practice to enter the Army. They all seem to think the Man who has not made an attempt (Germine) to get in has a Yellow streak. Ihave reference to Medical Men, Much love. Hope for a letter tomorrow. Just lots of love. Devotedly Everett
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| Title | Dr. Everett Powers letter to Marian Powers - Oct. 22, 1918 |
| Creator | Powers, Everett |
| Source | Powers, Everett. Letter to Marian Powers. 22 Oct. 1918. Dr. Everett Powers Collection. AR Box 1918. Powers Museum, Carthage, Missouri. |
| Description | Dr. Everett Powers wrote to his wife, Marian Powers, from Camp Dodge, Iowa on October 22, 1918. Dr. Powers served in the Medical Corps as a physician at Camp Dodge. In this letter, he discussed examinations and the influenza epidemic. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States; Camp Dodge (Iowa); Influenza; Pneumonia; Epidemics; World War, 1914-1918--African Americans |
| Subject Local | Medical Corps; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | AR Box 1918 |
| Contributing Institution | Powers Museum |
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| Date Original | October 22, 1918 |
| Language | English |