A Research Note (below) tells some information about the lives of Mabel and Mary.

Miss Mary Wirt lived in McVeytown, a borough on the west bank of the Juniata River in Mifflin County of central Pennsylvania.

The population of this sparsely-populated area peaked in 1870.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McVeytown,_Pennsylvania

In June of 1924, Mary received a postcard from Mabel Masemore.

The postcard was mailed from Huntingdon, a borough and county seat of Huntingdon County on the Juniata River in central Pennsylvania.   

The area around Huntingdon was once dotted with iron furnaces and forges which prospered as the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad reached the borough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdon,_Pennsylvania

McVeytown is east of Huntingdon, but across a ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.

The drive would be about 24 miles.         

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The face of the postcard is a photograph of “Science Hall” of Juniata College in Huntingdon.

The postcard was published by the firm of I. Robbins & Son of Pittsburgh, PA.

Juniata College was founded in 1876 as a co-educational “Normal School”.

The founders were members of the Church of the Brethren and the school had close ties to that denomination for many years.

After several intermediate steps, the school became “Juniata College” in 1894.

Today, Juniata College is a well-rated private, liberal arts college.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniata_College

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On the reverse, Mabel writes, “Here is where I am spending part of these hot days.”

This suggests that Mabel is a college student.

Last Sunday, Mabel was “at home” and “went by your (Mary’s) place”.

I infer that Mabel and Mary were neighbors, but that Mary had not gone to college.

When passing, Mabel saw Mary and waved at her.

The postcard does not indicate if Mary saw the gesture or why Mabel did not stop to greet her friend.

Mabel then invites more communication: “You might write, Mary, I’d be glad to hear from you.”

The message concludes with Mabel’s address in Huntingdon.

One hopes that Mabel continued to profit from her studies, that Mary wrote a letter to her friend, and that the two maintained a regular correspondence for many years.

RESEARCH NOTE

Mabel

On January 6, 1905, Mabel Elizabeth Masemore was born in Mifflin County, PA.

She was the eldest daughter of Ira Grabill Masemore (1875-1945) and Ruth Ida Grove (1878-1928).

Ira and Ruth had been married in Huntingdon in 1903.

Mabel had three younger brothers and one younger sister -although on e brother died at three years of age.

Sometime around 1927, Mabel married Harry Edward Dunmire (1902-1996)

Mabel and Harry had two daughters and two sins – I cannot find any adult records of one daughter.

(The youngest son died in 2018.)

Mabel died in September of 1983 at the age of 78.

Harry survived her for 13 years, dying at the age of 94 in 1996

Mabel and Harry are buried in the Spring Run Brethren Cemetery in McVeystown.

Mary

On April 18, 1900, Anna Mary Wirt was born in McVeytown.

She was the daughter of Jacob Louis Wirt (1858-1938) and Emma J. Kauffman (1860-1937).

Mabel had a sister and two brothers -all of whom lived to adulthood.

In May of 1917, Mary married Joseph Boyd Paul (1896-1983) in McVeytown.

Between 1919 and 1924, Mary and Joseph had two sons and a daughter; the longest surviving child (a son) died in 2009.

Mary died in Harrisburg, PA in July of 1963; at the age of 63.

Joseph survived her for 20 years, dying at the age of 87.

Joseph and Mary are buried in the Rolling Green Cemetery in Camp Hill, PA.