Letter from Will to Kathleen: 10/15/1919
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A letter from Will, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to his wife Kathleen, who with the children is visiting her family in Savannah, Georgia.
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Cincinnati, Ohio.
October 15, 1919.
Dear Kathleen,
You don’t seem to be in any hurry to come home or even to set a date upon which to come. I have been looking up your trains. So far the best I have found is as follows:
Lv Savannah 1:35 A.M. } S.A.L. train # 4 and Southern train #9
Ar. Asheville 2:20 P.M. }
Ar. Cincinnati 8:30 A.M. Southern train 27 - 14
I think if you take a Savannah sleeper Saturday night, the train leaving Sunday morning at 1:35. But if you leave on any other day of the week you have to wait until the train gets in from Jacksonville. I think you can find out better about that in Savannah.
I am inclosing the draft that I forgot to put in Margaret’s letter.
There is a Sub-deb [???] story entitled “Finders Keepers” in the SEP of October 4th I think. You ought to read it.
When did your visitor arrive? Don’t tell me that you have forgotten. If you don’t come back soon you are likely to receive no more visits and it will not be my fault either. Also I may get an electric washing machine, a dish washer, an ironer, and a vacuum cleaner!
Do you know that it will be a month to-morrow morning since you left here. As your leave will be up then I may not write any more letters, because, what is the use of my writing letters that would get to Savannah after you had left?
As it’s about time to go for supper and I am feeling tired and grumpy (about being left alone so long) I think I would better quit before I get too much of my grumpiness into this letter. But first you haven’t told me whether Kathleen still says “Daddy” and how much she weighs and whether she still gets her dose of skin.
I was going to go to church to-night but don’t feel like it now.
With love and kisses (as usual)
Will
October 15, 1919.
Dear Kathleen,
You don’t seem to be in any hurry to come home or even to set a date upon which to come. I have been looking up your trains. So far the best I have found is as follows:
Lv Savannah 1:35 A.M. } S.A.L. train # 4 and Southern train #9
Ar. Asheville 2:20 P.M. }
Ar. Cincinnati 8:30 A.M. Southern train 27 - 14
I think if you take a Savannah sleeper Saturday night, the train leaving Sunday morning at 1:35. But if you leave on any other day of the week you have to wait until the train gets in from Jacksonville. I think you can find out better about that in Savannah.
I am inclosing the draft that I forgot to put in Margaret’s letter.
There is a Sub-deb [???] story entitled “Finders Keepers” in the SEP of October 4th I think. You ought to read it.
When did your visitor arrive? Don’t tell me that you have forgotten. If you don’t come back soon you are likely to receive no more visits and it will not be my fault either. Also I may get an electric washing machine, a dish washer, an ironer, and a vacuum cleaner!
Do you know that it will be a month to-morrow morning since you left here. As your leave will be up then I may not write any more letters, because, what is the use of my writing letters that would get to Savannah after you had left?
As it’s about time to go for supper and I am feeling tired and grumpy (about being left alone so long) I think I would better quit before I get too much of my grumpiness into this letter. But first you haven’t told me whether Kathleen still says “Daddy” and how much she weighs and whether she still gets her dose of skin.
I was going to go to church to-night but don’t feel like it now.
With love and kisses (as usual)
Will
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Lv Savannah 1:35 A.M. } S.A.L. train # 4 and Southern train #9
Ar. Asheville 2:20 P.M. }
Ar. Cincinnati 8:30 A.M. Southern train 27 - 14
Kathleen wasn't tempted by this itinerary - see her
About the railroads:
S.A.L. - Wikipedia says:
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (reporting mark SAL), known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.
Southern - Wikipedia says:
The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company; reporting mark SOU) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, at which time it merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) to form the Norfolk Southern Railway. The railroad was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894.
2.
I am inclosing the draft that I forgot to put in Margaret’s letter.
Oops. The letter to Margaret was: and said (after mentioning another enclosure):
You may let Mother see them if you feel like it, and are on good terms with her. Under the same conditions you may give her the inclosed draft for $75.
Kathleen did get the check - see:
3.
There is a Sub-deb [???] story entitled “Finders Keepers” in the SEP of October 4th I think. You ought to read it.
I can't figure out the Sub-deb thing, but SEP must be the Saturday Evening Post. I think the issue that Will was talking about is available online, but I didn't feel like paying for it.
4.
When did your visitor arrive?
Responding to Kathleen's previous letter I recently had a visitor to tell us we had not started an additional member to the family. Expect you are glad to hear this.
5.
But first you haven’t told me whether Kathleen still says “Daddy” and how much she weighs and whether she still gets her dose of skin.
Kathleen was thinking of getting Baby Kay weighed - see her October 7th letter. I'm wondering if the dose of skin was a reference to nursing. If not, I don't know what it was about.
6.
I was going to go to church to-night but don’t feel like it now.
October 15, 1919 was a Wednesday, and Christian Science has Wednesday night services.
Lv Savannah 1:35 A.M. } S.A.L. train # 4 and Southern train #9
Ar. Asheville 2:20 P.M. }
Ar. Cincinnati 8:30 A.M. Southern train 27 - 14
Kathleen wasn't tempted by this itinerary - see her
About the railroads:
S.A.L. - Wikipedia says:
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (reporting mark SAL), known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.
Southern - Wikipedia says:
The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company; reporting mark SOU) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, at which time it merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) to form the Norfolk Southern Railway. The railroad was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894.
2.
I am inclosing the draft that I forgot to put in Margaret’s letter.
Oops. The letter to Margaret was: and said (after mentioning another enclosure):
You may let Mother see them if you feel like it, and are on good terms with her. Under the same conditions you may give her the inclosed draft for $75.
Kathleen did get the check - see:
3.
There is a Sub-deb [???] story entitled “Finders Keepers” in the SEP of October 4th I think. You ought to read it.
I can't figure out the Sub-deb thing, but SEP must be the Saturday Evening Post. I think the issue that Will was talking about is available online, but I didn't feel like paying for it.
4.
When did your visitor arrive?
Responding to Kathleen's previous letter I recently had a visitor to tell us we had not started an additional member to the family. Expect you are glad to hear this.
5.
But first you haven’t told me whether Kathleen still says “Daddy” and how much she weighs and whether she still gets her dose of skin.
Kathleen was thinking of getting Baby Kay weighed - see her October 7th letter. I'm wondering if the dose of skin was a reference to nursing. If not, I don't know what it was about.
6.
I was going to go to church to-night but don’t feel like it now.
October 15, 1919 was a Wednesday, and Christian Science has Wednesday night services.
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