Browsing the blog archives for January, 2011

8/28/1923 I wrote every day, as sure as light would come

7:45 p.m. Well, that was a calm, cool indifferent sort of letter, wasn’t it? Listen, mon ami, and you will understand why I wrote it. First, for nearly a long dreary week I’ve been mentally gone – now it’s turned into physical ailments. First among these is my back. I’ve been taking some pretty hard […]

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8/28/1923 I shall answer every letter you write as soon as possible but nothing more

Aug 28 – 23 My dear Fred – I’d just like to tell you that you saved yourself from one of the biggest surprises you have almost every gotten! I shan’t tell you what it was but I’ll guarantee that it wouldn’t have been any too pleasant or thrilling. Reason: I haven’t heard from you […]

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8/27/1923 The sooner I leave the better

Port Arthur Aug 27, 1923 My Dearest Florence; I know you will be so surprised to get this so soon after the other but I have been thinking of you so much today that I just had to write to you and spend a few minuted with you. I have to wait for time to […]

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8/26/1923 a few weeks more until you will be a Slimess

Port Arthur, Tex Aug 26, 1923 My Dearest Florence; I have been thinking of you so much today and that it is only three weeks until I will be gone from here. Maybe never to return. I was so mad tonite I could have fought. They have no system whatever to traffic regulations. There were […]

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8/26/1923 Some things are radically, terribly wrong in Houston

Sun 4 pm to Port Arthur Sorry I don’t have time to write any more, Sis is going to the library + I’ll get her to mail this. I’ve been laid up nearly all day – didn’t sleep last nite at all. Watched the eclipse at 4 this morning + went to sleep at about […]

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