Mr. John Kline lived on a rural delivery route near Siddonsburg, an unincorporated community of northern York County in south-central Pennsylvania.
Siddonsburg, very close to the border of Cumberland County, was first settled by immigrants from Ireland in Scotland in the mid-18th century,
The area has been home to significant apple and peach orchards for generations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddonsburg,_Pennsylvania
In January of a year near 1914, John received a postcard from his brother, Clyde.
Clyde mailed the postcard from Siddonsburg, suggesting that he lived nearby.
(I am not sure that Clyde is a sibling of John – he may be a “brother” as a comrade or close friend would be.)
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The face of the postcard displays a title in multi-colored letters:
“Just a Line to Brother”.
Beneath the title is a printed proclamation attached to a rough-hewn shingle, and surrounded by large daisies.
The printed sheet suggests the affectionate sentiment of the sender:
“I send this card as a tribute to a kind and thoughtful brother.”
In the lower right, is a sketch of a rural structure surrounded by trees.
There is no identification of the graphic artist.
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On the reverse, Clyde refers to the recent experience of Christmas by asking:
“John, did you have Santa out at your school on Christmas…”
Clyde reports, “we did not out here”.
The message concludes with another question, “How do you like your teachers this winter.”
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It appears that the “brothers” are not attending the same school and are residing in different households.
Additionally, while one can find several persons by the name “John Kline” residing in and around Siddonsburg in the early 20th century, none of them have a brother named “Clyde”.
Unfortunately, the postcard offers few clues about the life situations of the correspondents.
One hopes that John enjoys his teachers, that the memories of Christmas were joyful ones, and that the brothers maintained a regular correspondence for many years.
