Miss Elsia Hyde lived in Lowell, a city on the Grand River about 15 miles east of the much larger city of Grand Rapids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell,_Michigan
In April of 1911, Elsia received a romantic postcard from Jess.
Jess mailed the postcard from Sheridan, a village in central Michigan, northeast of Lowell.
The village of Sheridan grew up around a sawmill and became a stop on the “Toledo, Saginaw, and Muskegon Railroad”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan,_Michigan
The face of the postcard is a photograph of a couple in an embrace; the young man has “dipped” the girl backwards and is kissing her.
A parrot (possibly stuffed) observes the scene and quips, “Some Class to That”.
On the reverse, Jess gives an account of the trip: “We’re in Sheridan”.
The travelers “came through Saranac yesterday”.
Saranac is a village that serves as a commercial center for agricultural products in the region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saranac,_Michigan
Both Saranac and Sheridan are located in central Michigan, east of Grand Rapids; Sheridan is 24 miles north of Saranac.
Jess promises to write “when I get home”.
The postcard gives no clues about the relationship between Jess and Elsia; we don’t know if the postcard photograph reflects a romance between them or others.
One hopes that Elsia was amused by the postcard, that Jess arrived safely at home, and that the correspondents remained friends for many years.
