Miss Sophia Carlson, 1913
“Dear Sister,
I am back to working and it goes fine and dandy. I am feeling good and I hope you are the same. I didn’t get the job they promised me. Was away too (long?). This is alright for in the summer there is other (work?)
Bro John(?)”
This is one of my more tattered cards, and is frustrating because parts of the text are damaged, so I can only make an educated guess about what the author is saying. Like anything in history, context and audience matters. So although the overall message of the card seems optimistic, I have to wonder how much the sender muted his disappointment about the job he didn’t get. I hope the summer went better for him.
This card also has a post script on the front that, try as I might, I can’t quite make out. It seems to be playing with the “Iron Hub” motto. I think it says “She’s on the bum” or “she’s on the run”? What do you think?
“What’s the Matter with Iron Hub. She’s All Right.”
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