Genevieve Smith: Monday, Westboro, Wis.

Dear Friends,
Well it's the end of another week. It was just an average kind of week for me. For my husband, not so good. He's working very long hours right now. Working a double shift three days this week and two more next week. He is not in a very good mood. The weather has been a kind of hit and miss thing some days.
Oh well, here is another letter from Genevieve. I think it should have been shown earlier because she mentioned Walter:

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

                  Westboro, Wis
                  Monday
Dear Howard:
Your very welcome
letter received this
morning, sure was
pleased to hear from you.
About Tuesday Nite
I can't say any thing
for sure as Ray is com-
ing to nite and they
want to go to Mansons
at Ogema, I don't know
whether they will stop
at Bert's when they
come down. Will
let you know just
when and where etc

I can go if you go
any place Tuesday eve
Better be at Bert's as
that's always the place
we meet at. I saw
you and Walt last
nite, we were just
going to church now
ain't I realy good to
go to church on Sunday
nite_____ha! ha!
Honest to God
Howard you should
have been along with
my brother and I
Sunday, we went up
on 86 East of Ogema
Singing to beat Hell
got half way to

         2
to Spirit Falls and
then the blame thing
ran out of gas, and
we had to walk at
least 7 miles and
Damn it was no fun
either, then we didn't
have any oil but
managed to drive to
Ogema if after we
had bought gas.
Thanks for the
news sure was
good____
You be up at
Bert's to nite (Monday)
it it don't rain) or else
Tuesday at about 7;30

then wait for us
there. If Ray and Mrs.
are along you tell
them you want to
go with me or else
Ray will make Mrs. B
go with you, and I
with him, Don't tell
him I told you so
tho,
Haven't any more
time this morning so
must close, Be good to
yourself.
Excuse my blots and
blunders for when it
rains it often thunders.
                  Love
ans          Genevieve
soon

Like I said before I think this letter is out of order, sorry.
I wonder what they were singing when they ran out of gas.
Would you walk 7 miles if you ran out of gas?
They must have hung out a lot at Bert's. It must have been the hot spot for them at that time.
I wonder if Ray and Mrs. B were involved or just friends. I guess it's another bit of history that is gone forever.

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

Mrs. Sally Mowry, above, a resident of Kenosha 32 years,
traces her ancestry directly to Warner Washington, a first
cousin of President George Washington.

I wonder where her family is today and do they still claim the same.

Here are a few pages from the joke book, "Bedtime Laughs":

Enjoy. They will give you something to smile about today.

And here is a random picture:

No idea who they are or when it was taken.

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

La Grange Ill.: Sept. 10, 1929

Dear Friends,
I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was good. We visited with out Granddaughter on Saturday. It is always a good day when you can spend it with your grand babies. On Sunday the husband and I hiked 15.8 miles. Longer then we intended to do. On the way back to the truck it started raining. There was a little hail at first then it poured. Luckily we had rain ponchos with us but we still got wet. I know the next hike will not be that long. We learn our lesson.
Anyway, here is what was in the next envelope. I think it might have been from Mabel Elmblade.

I'm not going to type this up.
I wonder it this pamphlet is still used today. Reading it, it could apply to views of today.

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

 A water main broke late Tuesday at N. Thirty-eighth st. and W. Auer av. and a pre-season flood
came early to the district. The street was flooded and a member of the crew summoned to dig
trenches to drain the water is shown above, midst the snowbanks and one of the rivulets.

I wonder how long it took to fix the water main back then.

Here are a few pages from the joke book, "Bedtime Laughs":

Enjoy.

Here is a random picture:

Not sure who this Pat is but she wished a loads of luck.

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

Genevieve Smith: Sept. 24, 1929 Westboro, Wis.

Dear friends,
Well it's the end of another week. For me the week has been uneventful. The weather has been hot and cool with rain. It almost feels like fall is trying to make it's self felt already. I'm just hoping that we will be able to go hiking this weekend. But it looks like there is high chance of rain.
Oh well, here is the next letter from Genevieve:

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

                 Westboro, Wis.
                  Sept. 23, 1929
Dear friend.
Since coming home
from Prentice, I have
always been going
to write but for
some reason or other
didn't have time But
will do so today.
What have you
been doing all these
years?
Can you go up to
the dance at Kabashis
this Sat eve, we are
going and if your there
we will see you.
Had a most
wonderfull time
out at Staulbers

         2
last Saturday and
pertty good as Kab
ashes the Sat b/4
but nothing like
at Staulbers. Have
you been up to
Berts lately? We
were up there Sat
eve b/4 we went
to the dance.
Can you get me
some more news
up your way and
send it down?
Don't know how
long I'll be home
yet, but I think
for a week or two
any way-

        3
Boy oh Boy ain't
it warm today
tho?
Haven't any more
news or time today
so will close.
 Please send some
news when you
have some___
Thanks____
           as B/4
          Your friend
        Genevieve Smith

I wonder if they got together at any of those places. I don't think Grandpa did any dancing tho. He was not the dancing kind.
I wonder what she was doing in Prentice and how long she stayed there.
It kind of sounds like she was bored. I wonder what kind of news she was looking for.
I wonder how warm it was that day?

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

If it isn't snow, it's water. Here's the latest problem for Milwau-
kee county. This picture shows a car splashing along on the
Blue Mound road near the county institutions.__ Journal Photo.

Mother Nature was out of control even back then.

Here are a couple of pages from the joke book, "Bedtime Laughs":

 Enjoy. They will make you smile.

Finally, here is a random picture:

This picture, I think, was taken the same time as the last one I showed you. I do not anyone in the picture. I wonder if Grandma took it.

Well that's about 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

Genevieve Ruby Smith:Sept. 28, 1929 Westboro, Wis.

Dear Friends,
i hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was good. We hiked about 7 miles on Saturday morning. We started at 8 am and got done at 11 am. By then it was starting to get hotter. Besides the husband wanted to get home and do some field work. It was a drama free time for me.
Anyway, here is the next letter from Genevieve;

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

                   Westboro, Wis.
                   Sept. 27, 1929
Dear friend,
 Just a few lines to
allow you know I'm
still among the liv-
ing altho feel very sick
Realy I don't know
whats the matter but
I sure do feel miserable
was very sick yesterday
& last nite I got up
& went up to Manson's
near ogema, maybe
you know him Bob
Manson, lives on 86.
today I sure feel
lots worse for
going in the rain

         (2
last nite. So don't
s'pose I'll go to Kubis
Sat. eve all tho I'll
try if I have to die.
It's pretty hard to
stay home on Sat.
eve, when your not
used to it, isn't it.
Who told you they
had the last dance
at Kubis Sat. eve.
Mr. Kubis said they were
going to have "em"
until snow flies
which wont be very
far off, will it honey?
My grandpa & mother
are coming up there
to dig potatoes pretty

        (3
soon then I'll have
to home alone, booh
hoo!!- Say kid don't
you tell them any
thing about me
will you?
Who told you I
was mad at Bert
& you I s'pose Mrs.
B. or Ray well they
might tell you most
anything, as Mrs. B.
told Peter Nimie of
Rib Lake, that I was
mad at him & so darn
much other stuff
so he quit writing
for no other reason
I couldn't imagine

      (4
"Why" he had not
wrote the past
week or so. Boys she
makes me mad
& I don't mean
maybe, she is so
afraid I'll go with
someone else once
she must be___
or else she would
not expect young
guys to go with
her a married
woman with 8 kids
Well honey I feel
sick as I told you
b/4 so excuse my
poor writing also
blots & blunders
and write me a

       (5
a letter to cheer
me up, as I'm
loney lonely & blue
I'm down hearted to etc.
Send some news
next week please.
You's till the
Indian an U.S,
capital goes for
a surn. So long
               as B/4
           "Genevieve"
Tear this
up I do all
your letters
    Please

In spots this letter, to me does make sense. I wonder if it was because she was not feeling well or if she just wrote nonsense on purpose.
Boy that Mrs. B. sounds like a very interesting woman. Or was she just making it sound that way because she didn't like this woman.
I guess I'll never see anything grandpa wrote to her if she got rid of all his letters to her. Oh well, just more faded history, never to be seen again.

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

This 3-year-old bull, C R, is "broke to pull anything," according to his owner, Earl W. Stowell of
Yuba, Wis. Stowell's son, Bob, shown driving the bull. He and his father insist that
their unusual critter can pull "as much as any horse and more than a good many teams."

I wonder how long this bull did this kind of work? Now that's a lot of bull.

Here are a few pages from the joke book "Bedtime Laughs":

Enjoy.

Finally, here is a random picture:

Not sure who this is. It was developed June 1964.

Well that's about all I have to share with you today.
I hope your week will be a good one.
Don't forget when you get time to drop by again for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Eluira La Lime: Sept. 11, 1929 Minneapolis Minn.

Dear Friends,
Well it's the end of another week. It's almost the end of July. Is this year flying by for you as much as it is for me. Sometimes I want to yell and tell the world it's time to slow down and enjoy things more. It's suppose to be nice this weekend. I'm hoping to maybe go hiking. It all depends on if the husband has to bale any hay.
Oh well. Here is the next letter from Eluira:

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

                 Minneapolis Minn.
                    Sept. 10, 1929
Friend Howard,
  Here goes in answer to
your letter which I received
some time ago but have
been busy working again.
The boss & his wife are on their
vacation so that makes me
work longer hours.
I received your pictures and I
suppose you tho't you would
never get them back- Bert
sure looks the same yet only
he has grown quite a bit.
But I can't remember
what you looked like.
Talk about terrible weather

we sure have had it since
last Thursday it's been a
drizzly rain and cold and how.
How is it out there?
My kid sister is living with
me now, we have a one room
Kitchen & Bath apt. together
she is working in the same place
as I am. So we have
pretty good times together.
We went home Sat. nite
for over Sunday- saw my
little boy again I feel
much better I get so
lonesome if I don't see him
once in a while.
You asked If I remember

Anna. Yes I do. but don't
imagine I'd know her if
I seen her. We were so
young kids then.
Kid Sis & her sweetie are getting
ready to go to a show- So
that will leave me alone
oh well such is life.
I suppose they are all thru
thrashing out there by now.
I will walk to the drug
store and get a magazine
and mail this at the same
time.
        I remain your Friend
       Mrs. Eluira La Lime
           27-West 14th
              Apt 203

I wonder what her job was. it's kind of sad that she was not with her little boy. I hope that later in life they got to be together more often and had a close relationship at some point.
I wonder which pictures he sent to her that she sent back and how often he shared they with others.
I hope she had a good night after she got her magazine.
I wonder how she felt about Bert. I guess it's another thing that I will never know. History that has faded away. Never to be heard of again.

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

The Conrad Starke is shown going down the Milwaukee river Monday shuttling aside ice cakes as the first big thaw of spring arrived. This unusual picture was taken from the top of the Empire building.
(Journal staff photo)
It must have been interesting to watch this ship cut it's way through the ice.

Next are a few pages from a different joke book. This book is called "Bedtime Laughs" edited by Paul Steiner. Copyright 1956

I was going to share just two pages but one joke was continued on another page so I had to share another page.
Enjoy.

Here is a random picture:

Grandpa is on the right. Not sure which boys these are. I'm sure someone will tell me.

Well that's all I have to share with you today. Have a good weekend. And don't forget to come back soon for more Fading History.
Till then.
Your friend,
Sandy

Helen: Aug. 21, 1929 Statesan, Wis.

Dear friends,
I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was good. I didn't get to go hiking this weekend because the husband had to bale hay. Plus his hip is bothering him so he wanted to take the weekend off from it. I just hope we can go this next weekend. We also did get to visit with our granddaughter. She is growing so fast.
Anyway, here is a letter from a Helen. I don't know if it is the same Helen or not. It looks like her last name might be Silampa. At least that's what it says on the back of the envelope.

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

              Statesan, Wis.
              Aug. 21 1929
Dear friend,
         I received
your letter some
time ago but I
never got the
chance to answer
it. You know we
are kept busy
by eating, sleep-
ing and etc.
   I'm getting
along fine but
this life is get-
ting monotonous.
Imagine a young
person coupled

up in a San.
for Land only
knows how long.
But fight I will
if it means
my health back.
   I'm going to
take a leave of
three days and
go and stay to
Milwaukee by
my sister for
Labor Day. For-
get this life for
awhile.
Excuse my
stationary and
pencil for this
time. Dinner is
here so I'll close.
                Helen

This might be another Helen. I wonder what kind of job she had that she was looking forward to three days away from it. Three day off any job is something I think we all look forward to.

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

One of the rich farms of the Sacramento valley in California is shown under water in this air view. This flood, the result of 14 days of rain, has done damage estimated at $500,000 and may be tip-off as to what the middle west may expect.- A.P. Wirephoto.

See California can get a lot of rain too.
I wonder how much this kind of flood would cost in today's economy.

Here are the last three page of the joke book I've been showing you:

 I was not sure if I had shown you the first page because it is a little more ripped. I checked and had not scanned it. The other two pictures are the pages in the middle of the book.
I hope you enjoy these funnies.
I do have another joke book I plan on showing you. If you liked these jokes you will also enjoy the next book.

Finally, here is a random picture:

This is two picture together. The one on the left has what looks like some of Grandpa's and Grandma's children. Not sure who.
The one on the right looks like it could be Grandpa and someone talking by the shed door.
No idea what the year is.

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

Eluira La Lince: Aug. 16, 1929 Minneapolis, Minn.

Dear Friends,
I hope you had a good week. Mine was, average. No drama. In fact, very hum drum. The weather has been a warmer then I like. But at least we are not getting the rain they are getting to south of us.
Anyway, here is the next letter from Eluira;

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

                Minneapolis, Minn.
                     Aug 17, 1929
Dear Friend Howard,
 I suppose you tho't I forgot
all about you. Oh no, but
have been working such
unearthly hours- so always
was too tired to write. Now
they changed my hours
work from eleven in the
morning till six at nite
so will have all evnings to
fool around. haven't been
to a show for nearly three
months.
Is there a show house in

Ogema or Westboro. I can't
remember.
My folks remember you.
They live fifty-five miles
from Minneapolis. Its a
nice drive. I drive down
every now and then and
driving in tomorrow again as
I won't have to work Sunday.
You asked if I been back to
Wisconsin since we left. No
I haven't but would like to
awfully well. Will make
a trip there this winter if
I see my way clear.
You asked where Bro John was
he came back from Helena Mont.

Some time ago he left
for Sabula Iowa a week
ago- he has a pretty good
job but he has to travel
all the time- so that makes
it bad.
Will close now so I can get
a good nights Rest.
   I remain a sever
   yours
Eluira La Lince
P.S. The one wearing the hat is myself
excuse the writing- do hope
You'll write again
good-nite


It sounds like a picture was included with this letter but I'm not sure if I have shown it to you or not. Or if it is still in the box of pictures. I will try to show you a picture of someone with a hat on. Maybe it will be the right one or maybe it won't.
I wonder if she ever came back to Wisconsin.
I wonder what Bro Johns job was that he traveled so much. Maybe he was a door to door salesman.
I guess I will never know.

Here is a picture from the scrap book:

This may be only the beginning. The northwest side, which has floods even in ordinary years, is
already reporting flooded intersections. In this picture Bud Bornfleth, 4732 N. Fortieth st., is
carrying his sister, Eleanor, over a deep puddle at Forty-first and W. Cortland sts.- Journal Photo.

I wonder if he was always a gentleman or was he just putting on a show for the camera.

Here is a page from the joke book:

 I wonder what kind of new tackle he came up with.
Don't forget your toothbrush to go with the best costume.
Enjoy.


I wasn't sure if I could have shown you the kind of picture she said or not. So I choose another one:

This is Mrs. Nels Johnson. Grandpa's sister-in-law. No idea what year this was taken.

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