Frances from Clara B

Dear Auntie, here goes the card, you can get some pansies big and the little ones too and then some other flowers besides and we will take some ground cherries just a few.  Excuse this Xmas card  have no other.  Your Loving Niece  Clara B.

Annie from Clara B.

My dear cousin.  are you dreaming  Don't you ever believe that What made you think so or who made that up?  Don't you ever belioeve it.  Thats just a blow.  I didn't and don't even think of doing that.  I was surprised to hear it from you.  I wish the goldern gates of heaven would open for Mark and me.  Excuse my poor writing like did yours  I remain as your firend and cousin  Clara B

Annie from Cousin Clara

Hello cousin  received your postle yesterday so will ans to- day  cam home to day  wish you would come and help we clean the house when are you coming over Annie  will ring of with every best love from your cousin Clara

Annie from Clara

Dearest Cousin of Mine  I won't be easy on Martin no more   all is ended.  I returned all his things although he did not expected it  received a letter from him today he seems to feel very bad about it.  I will live an independents life now and spare all my sorrows and troubles for the rest of my life.  this is my Idea now.  excuse my poor writing for this time  your ever loving cousin Clara

Annie from Cousin Clara

Hello Annie  how did you get home last night  I spose you are perparing for the dance  I am mad at them boys cause they didn't have to make them dances on two  places  I will go to the one I will get a ride   may be I won't go to neather one   best love from your cousin Clara Landa   am stay in  ans your postle will do letter next time.   

Annie from Cousin Clara

Hello Anna how did you feel after the wedding I feel all right spose your are getting ready for the fourth so am I will ring of with my _____ - love you from your cousin Clara

Martin Chan from Clara

Hello Mark. How are you? What was you trying to do Was you trying to jay your eyes out yourself. Just as soon as I heard what happened I thought of a couple months ago) you told me that you wish if somebody would jag your eyes out, so they’d lead you around like a blind man. God only knows what can happen. I honestly don’t wish it to you, and I hope you will get over it all right. They say there is hope as long as there is fire in the stove

The message on the front: 
"May your Shadow Never grow Less"  

The 1910 version of "Live Long and Prosper"

Annie from Cousin Clara

My dearest cousin I was glad to hear from you you wrote that it seems to you that you didn’t see me for ages no wonder that you didn’t I didn’t want to show myself you can imagine how I felt. But I hope you might see me Sat if nothing happens again You was not mistaken Annie Somebody found his eyes he came to see me Sunday I thought that I lost all of my friends but by the cards I got in a short time and as I understand friends have pity on me Hope to see you soon. Love to all and a kiss to you from your loving cousin Clara.

Annie from Cousin Clara

My dear friend. Your letter was received with pleasure and found me O.K. except that cold I can’t get rid of . I thought I’d drop you a card to tell you that I haven’t heard about the dance at all up J.R. it won’t be they don’t want it there and JH I don’t know nothing about it, but I hope if it would be there I wouldn’t miss it and the wedding the very same thing we hear a lot about but don’t know if it is so, Frankie was here one day. I didn’t dare to ask him I thought its none of my business. Say Anna tell your Ma if she want some cabbage that she can get it up here. You should come for it. This is all for this time. Hope to see you Sunday in church if it don’t rain. Your ever loving cousin & friend Clara      and some tomatoes.


The message on the mirror is "Won't you say Yes"?

Annie from Clara Benesh

Hello dear cousin must ans your welcome card now as it’s a long time since I got it. Well Anna I didn’t have to chase the threshers out as they didn’t stay long enough and I didn’t pick out nobody from that crew although there were some good looking I should say. The girls liked those cards from J. Quitek alright. Lilly said that she never got one like that yet. I will close now and say good Night. Every Loving cousin Clara R. Benesh

Wensel from Clara

Hello! Rec’d your card many thanks. How you vas? And how is your Big sister or my old man. Ma went to Lowry today. Tell my old man hello. Clara

Note the original smiley face in the O of Postcard -- 70 years ahead of its time

Annie from Cousin Clara

Hello cousin how did you get home from church today. I got home all right. Only was pretty tried(sp). When are you coming over to see us. Love from your Cousin Clara

[No date and stamp is crossed through -- probably on same rural route]

Annie from Cousin Clara

Dearest Cousin Anna, Must answer your card. Thank you. how are you enjoying yourself tonight. fine I hope. How is Mark using her tonight. I am sitting on my bed setting heavy thought hard in my head. We have a bad luck this time we have to stay home all of us. for Mother is offel sick and so am I. Excuse my poor writing tonight. I am as ever your Loving cousin Clara. Love to all.