March 22, 1931
Mr. and Mrs. Korting, Mr. & Mrs. George Kockler had dinner with Albert & I. Mr. John K[orting] was 58 on that day. Lotta fighting and fun included, also shots[1. I wonder if “shots” refers to shots of liquor or gun shots? I suspect gun shots.] took place at the dance the 21[st].
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A beautiful vintage postcard from Mary’s collection –
The card is addressed to Mary (“Mrs. Geo. Schenck”) and is from her cousin Irene[1. Irene and Mary were first cousins – their mothers, Christena Specht Ehrhardt and Eva Specht Rumping, were sisters.] in Decatur, Illinois. It was mailed on March 12, 1912.
Translation:
Dear Cousin!-
How is Aunt Eve? I do feel so sorry for her, she certainly is having her cross to carry in this world, for which she will be rewarded in the next. I hope all is for the best and that God will give her strength.[2. Mary’s mother Eva died about four months later that same year on July 20th.]
Irene
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February 12, 1931
Dear Cousin Katie Haag Rumping died about 3 o’clock this morning.[1. Just a few weeks earlier, Mary wrote about visiting her cousin in the hospital, indicating that she was quite ill.] The yr. 1916 was known as a “yr. without a summer”.[2. Here’s an interesting article from The New York Times about the most powerful volcanic blast in recorded history – 1815 in Indonesia – which led to the “year without a summer” of 1816. Although Mary wrote “1916”, it appears she originally wrote “1816” and then wrote over it later. Click on the image below to enlarge.
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February 25, 1931
Took me 2 hrs & 30 min. to walk from Billie Burkhead’s cabin in Towsley gulch to Mary’le.
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