Nellie Currier: June 27, 1928 Manchester, N.H.

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was uneventful. The weather is starting to stay cooler around here. But that is normal for this time of year.
Anyway, here is the next letter from Nellie:

  As always, for those that find it hard to read here is what it says:

             June 26
            Back again
Dear Howard:-
   I just returned
home and got your nice
letter and before starting
any work I will answer
your letter so I won't
be keeping you waiting
any longer for my ans.
letter to reach you. What
kind of a coupe have
you got now, Howard?

             2.
No my mother is still
living and has two more
little girls so you see
it makes 3 boys & 3 girls
in our family now. My
little sisters are here
with me for a week,
and sure keep me
busy so I am afraid your
letter won't be very long
today. No my mother
doesn't live with me.

          3.
The difference between
a soldier and a woman
is that a soldier stands
up to be knocked down &
a woman lays down to
be "knocked up".
You were right when
you told me about the
water stopping at the foot
of the hill.
A hen lays an egg because
if she dropped it, it would
break. Ha, Ha. How's 'at?

             4 
No Hazel has left for good.
Well I can't seem to think
of any more news for
now
So will ring off.
          From
            Nellie
XXXXXXXXX
some nice big x to
sleep on. Ha, Ha.

At least your finally have the answers for riddles she told last time.
It sounds like she came from a good size family. I wonder how old the rest of her siblings were?
It's to bad that Hazel moved away for good. I wonder where she ended up?


Here are two viewer cards from a new set I'm calling "Panama 1906":

 1. Docks at Cristobal, Panama.

2. Ancon From Roof of Administration Building, Panama.


This set of cards, I think was taken around 1906 when they were working on the Panama Canal..
Here is a newer picture of the dock at Cristobal:



I was trying to find an updated picture of the Administration Building. I found this one. It does not look like the same place.

Here is a random picture for you to look at:

 I don't know exactly who she was. It was taken in 1928.

Well that's about all I have to share with you today.
I hope you will come back soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Nellie Currier: June 9, 1928 Manchester, N.H.

Dear Friends,
It's almost hard to believe that it is the end of September all ready. Summer is gone and Fall has begun. Before you know it ,it will be winter and Christmas time. I'don't know if I'm ready for what is to come. But what choice do I have.
Anyway, here is the next letter from Nellie:

As always, for those that find it hard to read, here is what it says:

                   485 Lake Shore Rd.
                    Manchester
                                 N.H.
Dear Howard:
    Got your surpris-
ing letter today and
as I just returned from
the city I will answer
it. We are having some
peachie weather and
we are all well and
happy and hope you
are the same. Well, Howard
Hazel has left me

         2
she went home last
Wednesday the 6th of
June. I am all alone
here now and have
to do most all the work
and what I don't do my
brothers and father do
for me. Why don' you
ask that "far away girl"
for a picture of herself
maybe she is more
of a satisfaction to you

          3
than I would be. Ha, Ha.
I am not used to
sleeping with anyone
as I sleep alone also.
Aren't you warm when
you sleep alone, Howard?
I sleep alone and sure
am warm enough some
of the bed-clothes off. I
also hope you don't have
to sell your farm. I haven't
been doing anything

        4
only I went down town
to see my mother as
she was here in the
city on a nursing case
and when I got down
there she took me down
to a big sale and spent
$25 dollars on me. She
sure is a good mother
I think. I am glad
that you like my jokes
as I thot you would

            5
be getting mad at me
for sending you such
terrible jokes. I will try
and think of another
one to write to you before
I finish this letter to you.
I will write to Hazel
and let her know that
"Tomy" wants to hear from
her. I will have to
ring off now and hope
to hear from you again

          6.
before long.
        from
          Nellie
Lots of Love & Kisses.
 Try and guess these.
1. Why does a hen lay
an egg?
2. What is the difference
between a woman
and a soldier?
3. When does water stop

          7.
running down hill?
best of luck to you
            Bye-Bye.

I wonder where Hazel went home to?
I'll always wonder what kind of letter he wrote to these women.
I wonder if he could have been referring to her as "the far away girl" and maybe she was just playing a game with him.
I wonder what kind of things her mother bought for her that came to $25.
I could guess what the answers to her little questions but I'm afraid I'll guess wrong.
Maybe you can answer them for me. I challenge you to give me your answers.

Here are two more viewer cards from the "Scenes From New York" set:

 Castle Garden, now the Aquarium with a very interesting foreground.

  The Pier of Castle Garden.

In the first picture I wonder who is in the carriage. Someone famous. I've looked at it thought the viewer but I do not know who it could be. maybe you can figure it out.

Now both picture have to do with Castle Garden.
This is a definition from Wikipedia:
Castle Clinton or Fort Clinton, once known as Castle Garden, is a circular sandstone fort now located in Battery Park, in Manhattan, New York City. It is perhaps best remembered as America's first immigration station (predating Ellis Island), where more than 8 million people arrived in the U.S. from 1855 to 1890. Over its active life, it has also functioned as a beer garden, exhibition hall, theater, public aquarium, and finally today as a national monument.

This is a view from above to give you idea what it looks like.
Maybe someday I'll see some of these things I'm showing you in person.

Here is a random picture for you to look at:

 This was taken while Grandpa was putting on addition on the front of the house. The date is Sept. 1957.

Well, that's about all I have to share with you today.
I hope you a very good weekend.
Don't forget to stop by again soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Nellie Currier: June 1, 1928 Manchester, N.H.

Dear Friends,
Another week has gone by. It was a nice week for me. I was on vacation again this week. I did a few things but mainly stayed around home. The husband was making hay. Boy this is a very choppy start for this post.
Oh well, here is the next letter from Nellie:

As always, for those that find it hard to read, here is what it says:

                  485 lake Shore Road,
                    Manchester N.H.
                         6/1/28
Dear Howard:-
   I got your letter
yesterday and was a usual
very glad to hear from you.
I would of answered your
welcome letter yesterday
only I was away and had $20
spent on me. We are having
some very nice weather
over here in Manchester &
hope we keep on having
some weather like this.
I am well and hope you

            2.
are the same. How is the
weather out there now, Howard?
I am glad you liked
my joke and will try
and think of another
one to send you. No I
don't think I have ever
heard or read that joke
of "Frank's one tube Radio,"
I know quite a few but
never heard that one. Did
you fire your cook or did
she get out herself? Are you
going to sell your farm

               3.
and go and live with that
young girl far away? Where
does she live? Now don't
you wish I was out there
to get your dinner for
you Howard? Ha, Ha. But I
think maybe you wish
you were over to that other
girl's place. Maybe she
is much better for
you than I am Howard.
Well Howard I think
I can hear the mail-
man coming so I will

           4.
have to ring off
   From a friend
         Nellie
P.S. Did "Tomy" get Hazel's
aunts picture taken
with Willis? She told "Tomy"
that it was her but it
was her aunt. Maybe
that far away "girl would
make a better bed partner
for you than I could. Ha, Ha.
A Raffle for A Dog (Lets see you smile.)
Little brown dog sound as a ring
Will be ten years old if he lives till spring.
He'll sh-- on your carpet, piss on your grass
He has three white feet and a hole in his a--
His head bulges out, and his a-- caves in;
But he's a dam good dog; for the shape he's in.
                                                 Ha, Ha.

The roads were so wet,
good the lanes were
so narrow,
I had to bring her home
In an old Wheelbarrow.

After reading this letter I wonder what he was telling her about the other girls who were writing to him. Or was he making her believe he would move out there to be with her if only. It's times like this I really wish I could have seen what he wrote to them.
I wonder who was cooking Grandpa's meals at that time since his mother past away.
I like her jokes.

Here are two more viewer cards from the "Scenes from New York" set:

 The Postoffice.

A View of Famous Broadway.

I looked up some info on this post office.
This building was built between 1869 and 1880. It was often called "Mullet's Monstrosity". That was the name of the man who finished it in the end. it was demolished in 193. The site was used to extend City Hall Park to the south.

As for the second picture, here is what we know it looks like today:


I've never been to New York, but I think this might be the same angle that was taken back in the day.

Now for a random picture:

I thought since she told a dog joke I would show you a picture of one of the dogs that they had over the years. I don't think this is one from when I was little. The dog they had when I was young was a collie named Lassie.

Well, that's about all I have to share with you today. I hope you have a very good weekend.
I hope you will drop by again soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Nellie Currier: May 23, 1928 Manchester, N.H.

Dear Friends,
I hope you were able to stay dry this week. At least it was a little better on Thursday. I just hope the weekend will be on the dryer side. I'm come close to start building an ark as are many other people thinking about.
Anyway, here is the next letter from Nellie:

As always, for those that find it hard to read, here is what it says:

What did                           485 Lake Shore Road
N.C.J.S.G.D.T.W.            Manchester
mean?                                            N.H.
                                          5/22/28
Dear Howard:-
     I got you nice
long letter this morn-
ing and sure was more
than glad to hear from you.
We are having some poor
weather over here in Manchester
today but hope it doesn't
stay this way as I think
a week of it to a time is
plenty. I am glad you
are having some good

             2.
weather out there. If
you are sure you will not
get blind I will send
you a poem of mine but
just one to a time as I
do not know many. How
many horses & cattle &
hens & roosters & pigs & ducks
& geese & Ganders have you
got Howard. Ha, Ha, Ha. It
must be a busy job to
keep two farms going all
the time. Gee, Howard, I

            3.
wouldn't be able to go way
out there with no money
and with out my pal
Hazel. No I am not mad
but maybe you are now,
because you might just
a well say a thing as
feel or think it. Ha, Ha. I
have an idea a "Swede"
is just as good as any-
one else. Did you mean
your & Tomy's brook? Ha, Ha.
I can't seem to think of
anything else to say
tonight so I will have

              4.
to ring off.
Here is my poem:-
There was an old codger from
Washington Pier,
Who went swimming and
diving from Bristol last year.
He could swim like a fish,
and could dive like a rock.
And he amazed all the ladies
by shaking his ---- at
the copers who stood on
the pier,
The very same copers that
stood there last yr.
Now this very same codger
Had a daughter so dear,
Who went swimming & diving from Wash. Pier.
She could swim like a fish and dive
like a duck.
And she showed by here movements
she knew how to ---- in water way
up to her chin,
The very same water that others pissed in.
From - Nellie C.           Ha Ha- How's it

I'm beginning to think she had a very wicked kind of humor. I wonder what kind of jokes Grandpa told her?
I did fix a few of the words in the poem. I just hope that I did it right.
I think I would have loved to have met her. I bet she was a very interesting person as she grew older. But then again she was only a teenager and I know how much people can change over time.

Here are two more viewer cards.  I think they are from WWI.

 Salvation Army Hut, Always at the Front with Our Doughboys, Rhine Frontier

 Salvation Army Hut

 Guards of the Republic- In Palace of Versailles During Treating Signing

Guards of the Republic, Palace of Versailles.

These are the last two from this group that I have. I wish there was more of them but I do have a number of other groups I will be sharing with you.

Here is a random picture for you to look at:

This is a friend of one of my uncles when he was in the service.

Well that's about all I have to share with you today.
I hope you will come back for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Nellie Currier: May 15, 1928 Manchester, N.H.

Dear Friends,
I don't know about you but I am looking forward for the holiday weekend.
This next letter from Nellie is very long so here it is:

As always, for those that find it hard to read,here is what it says:

     480 Lake Shore Rd.
      Manchester, N.H.
        5/15/28
Dear Howard:-
   I am trying to
answer your letter which I
am always more than
glad to get. We are having
some peachie weather
up here. I am writing
this letter to you out of
doors. Gee, I hope Tomy's
well doesn't fall in on him
because it would make

                2.
another big job for you. You
didn't say whether the horse
you were with belonged to you
or Tomy. I am French & American
but I don't know what Hazel is.
I am living on the same
srteet I was born on. I am
sending you a few jokes but
are not very good. I am not
sending you the terrible ones
for fear they would blind
you on reading them and
I would want to make you
blind because you would be
able to see your future wife.
I hope you found your jokes
because I am anxious to see
them. Yes I guess every body
has a sweet-tooth. Ha, Ha. I
know I have. I got a nice big
box of chocolates today and
wish you were here to help me
eat them. S.Y.i.M.D.T.N. means "see you
in my dreams to-nite." ans
D.G.S.O.M. means "don't get scared
of me," & S.W.A.S.K.T.A.F.F.A.F. means
"sealed with all sweet kisses to a

                  3.
friend from a friend." now don't
they look easy? They do to me Ha,Ha
Hazel wouldn't dare to go way
out there because she said her
mother is getting old now
and she feels as tho she had
better stay 'round near home.
Don't let Tomy get mad at
her will you Howard because
she sure is a good pal. I don't
blame Tomy for asking so nice
for Hazel's letter to him. Gee,
Howard this pencil is pretty

                  4.
poor to write with. The lead
keeps slipping out of it and
gets my goat.
Well here are some jokes
but are not very good, would
send some better ones only for
what I said before. Ha,Ha.
1. While collecting the eggs in
the barn Dorothy found a soft
shelled egg. dady came out
he went to put the egg in with
the rest when Dorothy called
out," Don't take that egg, it isn't
finished yet. The hen hasn't laid
the hard part.
2. Why do girls prefer to wear
silk stockings when they are
in a hurry?
(ans)- Because there's usually a "run"
in them.
3. Why would birds make
poor business people?
(ans)- They present their bills, but
they are never paid.
4. At the birth of my niece my
6 year old brother was told that he
had become an uncle. When the
second one came, he looked puzzled

                  5.
and said, " What am I now; a grand-
father?"
5. In what way does a cat differ
from a sentence?"
(ans)- A sentence has a pause at
one end, but a cat has paws at
four ends.
6. Mother was giving her little
boy a lesson in manners. "Now
my dear if you meet a lady
you must take off your hat." "Gee
mom," asked the lad, "And what if
I meet some more ladies. Must
I take my coat off?'
7. In learning to write which
is more apt to dot the i's, a boy
or a girl?
(ans)- The girls, she a natural
daughter (dotter).
8. Mother: Did the macaroni
come yet?'
Young daughter: Yes mother I
sent them back- every one of the
stems were empty.
9. In running a race which
part of the body gets to the tape first?
(ans)- His heart always beats.

                   6.
10. Five year old Billy found a
turtle in the garden "Come quick,
mother.' "What is it?' asked mother.
"I don't know, he sticks his hands
in his pockets and swallows
his head."
11. A visitor asked little Eddie
how he liked school. "I like it
closed best," said Eddie.
12. In what way is a farmers
work like his wives?
(ans)- He sows and hoes, and she
sews the hose.
13. Why are some men like oak-
trees?
(ans)- They have ache-corns on
them.
14. An inquisitive neighbor
asked 5 year old Johnny, "They
must ask an awful for rent on
your house." "yes, ma'am, they
do, they asked four times for it
last week."
15. Which eats more, a hen
or a crow?
(ans)- A hen, she takes a peck at
a time.

                 7.
16. What is the eldest school
study?
(ans)- Grammar (grandma) of
course.
Now how is that Howard
are they all right?
Your house looks small in
that picture is it really as
small as it looks?
Maybe someday I will send
you a picture of the house I
live in. Is that alright?
Are all those other three
members still corresponding
with you?
I am getting so I can't
think of anything else for
news so I will have to close
and expect to get a nice fat
envelope from you in the near
future and if you want to send
me any more pictures, go to it
and I will be more than glad
to receive them.
 x                    From a faraway friend,
 xx                              Nellie Currier.
 xxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx all for you

Now that was a letter.
Lots of jokes. Did you have a favorite? They all had a different appeal for me.
I think it's kind of cute that she calls Thomas, Tomy. I wonder how long Thomas wrote to Hazel?
On the back of the envelope are these letters: D.F.T.S.M.Y.J.W.Y.F.T.W.Y.   I wonder what they stand for.

Here are the last few viewer cards of the Fun with Friends set:

I did my best to darken these pictures. They are all very faded.
The last one did not have names on the back. The people are hard to see in the second one. But if you look close enough you will see five different people. The ones in the last one are by the pillar in the middle.

Here is a random picture for you to look at:

This is Grandpa. It could be a copy of the picture he had sent to Nellie. Grandpa was a very tall man so that tells you that is one big horse.

Well, that's all I have to share with you today.
I hope you have a very good holiday weekend. I hope mine is drama free.
I hope you will come back soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy