A postcard sent to Marie Lutkins (daughter of Henry Lutkins), January 23, 1913, from Peggy.
Sounds like Peggy has a sense of humor when she talks about “old maids”. The two women sounds like good friends — Peggy in Alder and Marie in Elbe.
This was probably written with a fountain pen. Lewis Edson Waterman, an insurance broker, invented the first one in 1884 and they caught on rapidly.
Photo courtesy of Diane Mettler.
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Eatonville To Rainier 