Thanksgiving Greetings – 1911

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Thanksgiving Greetings. 2277.  Printed in Germany.

Post marked Redford, Mich.  Nov. 26, 1911.  Addressed to Mrs. Effie L[Lee] Weaver, 94 Tireman Ave, Detroit, Michigan

“Aunt Effie, Wonder if you have been sick with a cold.  Hope not.  We will look for Lee [Weaver, Effie’s son] out Thanksgiving.  Wish the rest could come.  Papa [Stephen A. D. Wright] was going to bring your potatoes today, but it rained.  All are well.  Grandma [Esther Jenks Lee, Effie’s mother] and Estelle [Wright]”

Estelle was the daughter of Effie’s sister, Marietta Lee Wright.  Apparently, only Grandpa Lee was going to attend the family Thanksgiving dinner in Southfield this year.

One of the more interesting things about the post cards printed in this period was that the pictures were embossed or raised to give them dimension.  This gave the picture a greater look, but it made it much more difficult to write on the back of the post card.  Cousin Estelle’s writing implement of choice was a fountain pen (or a nib dipped in ink) which is better than some of the post cards that were written in pencil, but it also left some interesting globs of ink in he indents in the card.

 

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I Need Some Exercise

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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I Need Exercise.  Come Around and Show Me How.

No post mark. No address.

Another of Grandpa’s unused cards.   Seems appropriate here in the middle of Thanksgiving week as we head on into the BIG DAY.   Like the others in this set, this card probably dates from the early 1910s.

 

 

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Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving – 1908

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving. International Art Publ. Co. New York Berlin.  Printed in Germany.

Post marked Columbus, Ohio.  Nov.18, 1908.  Addressed to Mr. Lee Weaver, Tireman St. Cor. Scotten Ave., Detroit, Mich.

“Dear Lee, I heard you are as tall as Mrs. R. If you would see me you would think me a peanut. I am about 5 ft. 7 in.   How is that for height?  Ans. soon.  Florence Koontz”

I have no idea who Mrs. R. was or how tall she was.  Grandpa Lee was 6′ 1″.  Apparently, Grandma’s 5′ 7″ was fine with him.  About ten years after this card was sent, they married.

 

 

 

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Hearty Thanksgiving Greetings – 1908

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Hearty Thanksgiving Greetings.  International Art Publ. Co. New York Berlin.  Printed in Germany.

Post marked Columbus, Ohio.  Nov 19, 1908.  Addressed to Mr. Lee Weaver, Tireman St Cor. Scotten Ave., Detroit, Mich.

“Hello, Lee, Recieved [sic.] two of your post cards Mon.  I am sorry I did not receive the others.  Hope will soon.  Ans. this card please.  I did not recieve [sic.] the card for I sent that one.  Florence K [Koontz]”

Yesterday’s card must have gotten to Grandma!  Or, at least the sentiment.   Her reply is on a card from the same manufacturer and is letting Grandpa know it is all the fault of the U.S. Post Office and their lack of delivery.

 

 

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Best Wishes for a Good Thanksgiving – 1909

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Best wishes for a good Thanksgiving. Print One Only Copyrighted by International Art Pub. Co., New York, Berlin.  Printed in Germany.  [Hand written in the upper corner: Hope you have a big dinner]

No post mark.  No Address.

“Detroit 11/13/1908   Miss F. [Florence] Koontz, This is the ninth post card that I have sent you and have only one in return.  I just think you are real mean.  L.W. [Lee Weaver]”

OK, not sent, but unknown if it got to  Grandma inside an envelope.  Obviously, Grandpa was getting a bit upset.  This was 1908, Grandpa was 15, Grandma was 13.  Apparently, they worked it out.

 

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Welcome Thanksgiving – 1920

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Welcome Thanksgiving.   For love present, ill past — and good to come.  May our hearts rejoice this Thanksgiving Day.  Wolf & Co., N.Y.    No.3

Post marked Columbus, Ohio.  Nov. 24, 1920.  Addressed to Mrs. L. G. [Lee Goodliff; Florence Koontz] Weaver, 92 Tireman, Detroit, Mich.

“Don’t think I have forgotten you for I haven’t.  I still think of you once in a while.  Best wished for a pleasant Thanksgiving.  Hope to see you soon.  Essie [Koontz Postle, Florence’s sister]”

 

 

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Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Thanksgiving Day.  Give Thanks: For sweet hopes born for sorrows dead.  For true songs sung for fond words said.  For the ready cup fr the daily bread.  Copyright 1910.  

No post mark. No address.

Another post card in the never used cards of Grandpa Lee’s collection.

 

 

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Thanksgiving Greetings – 1910

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Thanksgiving Greetings.  

No post mark.  No address.

“Effie Weaver.  Dove Pike, Co Ohio, Novem 23, 1910. Your Niece, Sarah Weaver”

This appears to be the companion card to yesterday’s posting.  Sarah Weaver was the daughter of Lemuel Weaver’s brother William Powell Weaver.  Effie and Lemuel were living in Detroit in 1910.  The majority of the Weaver siblings were still in the Columbus, Ohio area.

 

 

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Thanksgiving Joys – 1910

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Thanksgiving Joy – Digesting the calendar.  Thanksgiving Series No. 4.

No post mark.  No Address.

“Nov 22, 1910.  Lemuel Weaver.  Your Niece, Sarah [Sarah Anne Weaver, Lemuel’s brother, William Powell Weaver’s daughter]”

This card was apparently either hand delivered or enclosed in a letter.

 

 

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Thanksgiving Greetings – 1911

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Pat Shaul

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Thanksgiving Greetings.

Post marked Mount Clemens, Mich.  Nov. 15, 1911.  Addressed to Mrs. L.[Lemuel – Effie Lee] Weaver, 94 Tireman Ave., Detroit, Michigan.

“Dear Friend, Hope Mr. W is improving, also yourself. Mt Clemens is a dandy town.  To bed for nine early.  Getting warmer.  I hope so for my sake. Do not care for too early a trip  – mornings hurt.  Love, Florence.”

Not sure which Florence this is from: neighbor Florence or future daughter in law Florence.   Grandma, the later Florence, would still have been in school so I doubt she would have been in Mount Clemens.

 

 

 

 

 

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