Post Card from the past

Dear Friends,
It's been awhile since I posted.
I hope this post finds everyone doing good. I know there is a hurricane about ready to make land on the East coast. I hope everyone is able to stay safe.
My life right now is not to bad but, it might, might be getting a bit frustrating for me. Work wise anyway. To much work and not enough time to get things done. So I maybe looking at working more overtime then I want to. Not just me but everyone. They have over committed the work force they have. It will not make a very happy work place.
Enough whining, here is a clipping from Sunday, February 23, 1975:

 Not sure exactly when this postcard is from but I do not see any cars.
For those that don't know the area, Westboro is a lot smaller today.

I decided to share what was on the other side of this picture:

One whole story and two part ones. Enjoy.

Here is a random picture:

No idea who they are or when it was taken.
This picture is on the light side so I did my best to darken it. This is better then the actual picture.
 

Well, that's all I'll share with you today.
I hope you will still drop by from time to time for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Julia: May 5, 1928 Lake Forest, Ill.

Hello Friends,
How was your week? Mine was the same old same old. No drama. Nothing note worthy.

Here is a postcard from Julia. I think she was a cousin.

The postcard is from Lake Forest, Ill
Here is what it says:

               Lake Forest, Ill.
               May 5, 1926
   Just a line-
   Back at work
again as usual-
We're beginning to think
summer has come here
too, alto it's been so
very cold. How about
Ogema? greet there all- Julia
(Written on the side)
Opposite side is the
country road that we
travel out here. 2 miles.

Nothing long just a quick note. I'm not sure how many letters will appear from Julia right now.

Here are a few random pictures for you to see.

Someones classmate. It says, "Beatie" on the back. I think it might have been a nick name or short for Beatrice.

An old post card from Ogema.

 No idea who this is.

This is what the back looks like. There is a possibility it might be from 1879. I might have to study the symbols on the back more to figure out what the stand for. there is a possibility it might be from Sweden.

Well that's about all I have for you today. Not to long. But I'm sure the next one will be longer.
So, have a good weekend and I hope to see you soon.
Your friend,
Sandy

Mary Kauer: July 13, 1925 Rib Lake, Wis

Hello Friends,
I hope you had a good weekend. I know I did. Our production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" was a hit with all who attended.So now I'm back to quiet nights at home.
Anyway, here is the next letter from Mary. It was dated July 10 but the postmark on the envelope is the 13th. It must have taken awhile to get it in the mail.

As always here is what it says:

           Rib Lake Wis
           July, 10, 1925
Hello Howard:-
  I got your letter Wed.
morning. My mother was just
up to see me so she wanted
to know who it was from.
I told her it was from
Rosie but of course she didn't
believe that. Then she grabbed
it and looked to see where
it was stamped, but the
stamp was so that you

couldn't read it. Then she
tried to guess from who it
was but I think she forgot
all about you already.
  Say Howard, if you
want to come up next week
you'll have to come on Wed.
I don't know whether I'll have
off Sat. evening or not.
Important Business Or maybe
you'd rather not come over at
all, how about it? Did Rib Lake
treat you pretty decent?

I think I saw you here the
4th. Were you on the side-
walk near the school hill?
I saw some one there with a
straw hat on.
  Elaine Scheek, the girl from
the telephone office, was up
tonight so we went for a walk.
But what she wanted was
to get some one to take
her to Chelsea to that
dance tonite. We were
all out of luck, tho, so
she got us some ice cream

and then went home like
a good girl.
  Well it's after ten already
so good night and pleasant
dreams. I have some awful
crazy ones sometimes.
          Best wishes from
                           Mary

Well not a whole lot here. Just a typical everyday kind of letter. I still wonder how old Mary was at this time. I would still love to know what he wrote but I don't think I will ever find that out.

Here are a few random things for you to look at.

I wonder what they had in the water tank and who they are. I have an idea but I'm not sure.

No idea who they are or even when it was taken.

 Copyright is 1909. By Walter Wellman.

I have no idea who this was from.
Here is what it says on the back:
Hello:-
gentlemen
thank you for
the postal card
you you send me
from G.W.

At least I think that's what it says.

Well that's all I have for you today.
Stay warm.
Your friend,
Sandy

Cousin Walter: Sept. 2, 1924 Chicago, Ill

Dear Friends,
How was your weekend? Mine was good. It could have been the last nice kind of warm weekend we will have around here for the rest of the year. But, I could be wrong. On Sunday the husband and I went up to Tim's Hill. The leaves are all down but it was still a very peaceful place to visit. With all the leaves on the ground you kind of had to plow the leaves with your feet they were so thick.
The husband said it would be fun to bury yourself in the leaves and then pop up when someone walked by. We didn't do that but, it's an idea for someone to do this. You know with Halloween at the end of this week.
Anyway here is the next postcard from Cousin Walter.

It's kind of hard to read so here is what it says:

Dear Howard:
           Got here
O.K. Sat. & it sure
seems nice to be
back in good old
Chi. again. Too
bad you're not here &
I'd show you the big
building. As ever
                   Cousin
                   Walter
Keep away from Rib Lake
(along the top this is written)
Regards to all.

Well it sounds like he knows about Mary and is trying to tell Grandpa to stay away.
As for the building on the front of the postcard it still stands and is used to this day, I think. It was built in 1914.

Here are a few random pictures I chose for you to see.

I thought it was a funny kind of postcard.

Not sure who any of these guys are. In the top one, I wonder if they were playing baseball. It looks like the guy could be holding a bat. What do you think?

Well news is scarce so I'll close for now.
Till next time.
Your friend,
Sandy