Fannie Romig lived in Milroy, a census-designated place in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania.
This area is defined by ridges of the Appalachian Mountains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milroy,_Pennsylvania
In March of 1915, Fannie received a postcard from Mabel Zimmerman.
The postcard was mailed from Shamokin, a city in the Susquehanna River Valley of Northumberland County of central Pennsylvania
On the edge of the Anthracite Coal Region, Shamokin was founded in 1835 by coal speculators.
The Reading Railroad and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad extended rail lines to the city, and Shamokin became a hub of industry and transportation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamokin,_Pennsylvania
The Wiki entry for Shamokin notes the 19th-century development of “…silk and knitting mills, stocking and shirt factories, wagon shops, ironworks, and brickyards in addition to anthracite coal-mining.”
Milroy is about 72 miles west of Shamokin.
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of the “Eagle Silk Mill” in Shamokin.
There are additional initials in the name; I believe that they are “L. H. & C. K.”
A quick internet search reveals that this refers to John H. and Charles K, Eagle, silk merchants, who built in Shamokin one of the largest silk mills in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_K._Eagle
By 1923, the mill in Shamokin had established satellites in other communities and employed more than 6000 workers.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=233195
Alas, by 1938, the mill had closed; the structure was finally razed in 1995.
The postcard photograph was published by G. V. Millar & Co. of Scranton, PA.
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On the reverse, Mabel begins her message without a greeting.
She declares, “I am going to sent (sic) the card.”
Mabel explains, “Elva told me that you said I was to sent (sic) you”.
The message concludes with Mabel’s identification of herself as “Elva’s friend”.
Thus, it appears that a mutual friend (Elva) reported to Mabel that Fannie expected a postczrd.
It is not clear if Mabel is acquainted with Fannie – the message has a tone of being sent under protest.
Nevertheless, Fannie seems to have been pleased as the postcard was preserved throughout her life.
The quality of the postcard and of the printing is not great; there was deterioration along the margins and numerous marks on the face.
