Comment They continue to express their love for each other but Fred cannot bring himself to propose marriage. He wants to be able to support a wife and his employment situation does not allow it. He is not willing to discuss details in letters, wanting to see her to talk about these things in person. …
Roma and Fred #19
Comment Apologies for a long gap in posting these next letters in which Roma reassures Fred that her mother’s negative and depressive outlook is not inherited or likely to be passed on. Roma makes mention of the Victor “Talking Machine,” new at the time, and Fred references the great war (not yet in capitals) which …
Roma and Fred #18
Comments Roma is planning to go home to Albion for a visit and clearly has not told her mother about Fred, at least in any detail, and she cautions him not to write to her there, seeming to think her mother might read his letters. (A letter she wrote from Albion that she makes reference …
Roma and Fred #17
Comments Roma’s new job, teaching music in Fostoria, Ohio, appears to fill her with purpose and that makes her happy. She tells him that his love for her provides the foundation for her to take on the job with gusto. She has decided not to add to her income of $90 per month with additional …
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