J.C. Albers:: March 6, 1934; Phillips, Wis.

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone had a good week. Mine was okay. It could have been just a little bit better, but I will say I handled it. Nothing to bring into the weekend. I am so looking forward to a nice three day weekend. I just hope Mother Nature will let it be just right when I need it.
Anyway, here is a letter from someone named J.C. Albers:

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

                         Phillips Wis.
                        Mar 6 1934
Mr Howard Johnson
                 Ogema
                        Wis
Rt 3
Dear Sir
         I am told that you have some
poultry raising equipment that you would
like to dispose of.
I would like very much to get a good
sized incubator and a brooder stove,if
you have these I would like to bean
hom you, also if you would care to
take in trade something that I may be
able to do without, as I have no cash and
have about given up hopes of having any
again.
I've a dandy flock of turkeys and realy
do not care to part with them. they are
more to me than the other stock but I
would if you have some eggs later
or when they lay. anyway some in part
payment. I also have a trio of nice
big ???? Pekin ducks. I like them
too but turkeys are a weakness with me.

all the chickens I have don't amount
to a hill of beans if I did sell them, I
have about 40, mostly a congromoration
of leg-horns. They wouldn't bring much
on the market & they do shell out some meat.
I have a gasolene heater that I kept
the hens warm with this winter, as we'll
have a warmer place next year we won't
need that, its just the thing to move
into the cold spots & would be very nice
for warming up a stiff car, (we have none)
its not brand new but works like a charm
& doesn't burn such an awful lot either
I wouldn't mind trading that for a brooder
stove.
We've two boys that are in the (Poultry) 4H
club, they've got to have a hundred chicks
each, but I have that will be about all
the chicks we'll have, I like Indian kemer
ducks better, they lay circles all around
leghorns& don't need foxy coops & roosts
etc & not much fence either & the eggs
sell OK. I've five now & i sure like them
have two deals on for more eggs & would
like to have an incubator to set them in.
I don't know of anything else I have
that I could trade unless you could

use a pretty quilt. I can make one yet
before its gardin & poultry time.
I suppose I could part with a few turkeys
if I had to I had such a time getting
new toms I couldn't let one of them go,
I have an 18 mo old tom but he's almost
too big especially with young hens. but
i guess i could spare a couple of hens, tho
I'd much rather not. I'd be willing to
let you have young stuff next fall
along in Sept or Oct. 4 I have any kind
of luck at all & don't have to sell too many
eggs & poulets to get feed etc I should
have 300 or so next fall & that will be quite
a few to pick from. my young June & July
hatched birds weighed 16-20 lbs, dresses &
drawn with heads & feet off. if the holiday
season & they were not especially fattened
either if I'd had plenty of feed they
would have been 4-6 lbs heavier.
perhaps you saw my birds at the fair
last fall one nice thing about my turkeys
they are not wild. they are tame as my
chickens I can catch them anywhere
& that means a lot of hatchery time.

I don't know what you ask for your
things but I'd be glad to hear from you.
I hope we can get together on some sort
of a trade, I would like the brooder
stove most. I can have the eggs hatched
out but I can't sit still very well & keep
ducklings warm.
I'd be glad to have you rise out here
if you happen to be in Phillips some time
we live 8 miles from town, 7 miles east
on the Big Elk road (county H) and 1 mile
south from the Big Elk school house
Hoping I may be favored with a reply
                         Very Truly yours
                              Mrs J.C. Albers

Wow! All that to try and make a deal for an incubator and brooder stove with no money.
I wonder if they were able to make a deal where everyone was happy.
I don't know if Grandpa ever had any turkeys but I know they had chickens.
I know I got a few words wrong, but I tried.

Here is a story from Thursday, March 19, 1936; The Milwaukee Journal:

I wonder how long this dragged out before it was totally worked out.

Here is a story from Tuesday, January 24, 1961; The Evening Telegram from Superior, Wis:

A big headline for this story was " PIRATES HIJACK PORTUGESE VESSEL"

Now that was a very scary cruise to be a part of.

Finally, a random picture:

The one sitting might be Grandpa but I'm not sure. Who ever it is they might be holding a chicken. Or maybe it's a rabbit.i can't tell for sure. Can you?

Well, that's all I have to share with you today.
Have a safe Memorial weekend.
Don't forget to drop by again real soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Ethel and Earl G. Aug. 26, 1933

Dear Friends,
I hope you had a good week. Mine was so so. I do have to work this Saturday, darn. Oh well, that's life. The weather is suppose to not be very nice. Rain with maybe some snow thrown. Winters way of still hanging on just a little longer.

Anyway, here are two little notes that were not in envelopes. One is dated and one not.:

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

Dear Howard,
Its me again
Say was wondering
if you'll do me a
favor to-morrow
night I'd like to
have you take us
to wellington. If you
aren't busy come over
this way ---------
- to-morrow then we
can talk more about
it okay?
  Will be seeing
you
   Love Ethel

I wonder if he picked them up and if they were able to talk about it. I wonder what it was?

           Howard Johnson
           Earl Garjenn
Between   Aug 26-33
If roan horse
is not a good
worker and about
j eight years old
I agree take said
horse back in exchange
for one that is
and roan is to
be service able sound
    Earl Georgeson

I'm not sure if I got some of the words right. I tried.
It almost sounds like someone got a horse and maybe wanted to return it.
At least that's how I understood it.
How about you?

Here is a story from  The Milwaukee Journal Thursday, March 19, 1933:

 It's to bad he had to feel like that was the only way out.
He must have made a huge mess of things.
How many other people lives were messed up from his actions?

Here is a joke from the joke book, "Bedtime Laughs" 1956:

 An old favorite.

Finally a random picture:

Maybe this is the horse in question.
Ya never know.

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