Ditzenberger Brothers letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - January 4, 1919
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Dr. Henry [Milton] Whelpley. 415 Clark Ave. St. Louis, [Missouri] [January] 4th 1919. Dear Friend Dr. Whelpley:- We received your interesting letter and was pleased to hear from you. Up till this time the “flu” or grippe has not bothered us greatly. Hope these few lines may reach you and find you enjoying the best of health. You ask what were we doing while the war was going on. We were both farming at home here and assisting other farmers that needed help. As you know Doctor, men between 37 and 46 were not called and being in that class and not being overly of a fighting disposition did not [over]
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enlist for the service, although had our government called would have responded without a word. Have not done much in the way of collecting relics for being able bodied men we did not feel right to take the time off for such work while other young men were over fighting in the trenches, but we were tempted several times to do so. As you know Doctor this business of collecting gets a firm grip on a fellow which is pretty hard to shake off. Well we will close Doctor by wishing you the best of luck in your profession. Our father sends you his best regards. Stop off with us whenever you come through here. Truly yours, Ditzenberger Bros. Fiousville RR#29 Indiana. P.S. Many Thanks for postcards with your picture.
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| Title | Ditzenberger Brothers letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - January 4, 1919 |
| Creator | Ditzenberger Brothers |
| Source | Ditzenberger Brothers. Letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 04 January 1919. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Ditzenberger Brothers sent this letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. The Ditzenberger Brothers wrote that they didn’t enlist in the military because they were too old. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Draft |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | January 4, 1919 |
| Language | English |