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

Mary Mattingly: May 18, 1928 Springfield, Ky.

Dear Friends,
I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Mine was good. No drama. Just the way I like it. Got together with family on Saturday at the family cabin. It was just what I needed. The best part of the whole weekend, it didn't rain here for once. But I think that is about to change.Time to batten down the hatches, again.
Here is the next letter from Mary Mattingly:

 Her letters are always more challenging, so as always for those that find it hard to read, here is what I think it says:

          '1'
                Springfield Ky
                   May 17 1928
Dear Friend Howard
Just got your nice letter
was sure glad to hear
from you and hear you was
having some good weather
it is raining hear
to day
We was needing rain
real bad I have
a pretty garden but
it was needing rain
What kind of grain
do you sow
yes I will send you
a picture as soon as
I get them What I
had made was not
any good but I am

       '2'
to have some more
made in a few days
and I will send you one
as soon as I get them
and I will be sure
glad to get one of
you on your farm
don't for get me when
you have them made
yes it would be nice
if you had a sister
to keep house for
you
do you have lots of fruit
in your county
there is a nice praslict (?)
after fruit here now
if nothing baking to it
for I know you enjoy
your radio they are nice

        '3'
I wish had one it would
be so much company
I don't guess you ever
get lonesome
do you live close to
the road I don't
live close to the
road that is why
I get so lonesome
don't you get mad
at me because
I haven't sent you
a picture I am
going to as soon as
I can get some
made that is good
So I will close looking
to hear from you again
soon from a
              Friend Mary.

I hope I got it right. There was that one word I was not sure about what it could be. That is why the ? mark behind it. I corrected as many of the words as I could. But I'm sure I still got some of them wrong.
Other wise not to much here. Just promising to send a picture as soon as she gets a good one. And mentioning the weather. Not sure how many more letter from her there are or if she ever did send a picture.

Here are two more viewer cards. These are just a few single ones. There might have been a larger set at one time. Maybe one of my other relatives have the rest.

 The funeral of President McKinley Receiving vault in Westlawn Cemetery, Canton Ohio U.S.A.
The second one is what is written on the back. "The Sermon- Concluded."
I'm sure there was more to this set but I'm not sure what happened to them.

 Ghastly Glimpse of Wounded Belgians in Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.

The Horror of War- Ghastly Glimpse of Wounded.
This is what is written on the back of this one. I think this is from WWI.
A you can see this one belonged to a larger set.

Here is a random picture for you to look at.

No idea who this is or when it was taken.
Just another reminder to you, always put names on the back of a picture so that generations form now people will at least now who it was in the picture.

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