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“Easter Triumph for Miss Poor” – Arlington, Massachusetts (1908)

April 16, 2026 No Comments

Miss Ida Poor lived in Arlington, a town on the Mill Brook in Middlesex County of east-central Massachusetts. Originally a part of Cambridge, Arlington became

Easter Message on a Goose Egg – Newport, PA (1908)

April 9, 2024 No Comments

Mrs. David Neely lived in Newport, a borough on the Juniata River in Perry County of central Pennsylvania. The name of the borough relates to

“The Lord is Risen” – Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1927)

August 27, 2023 No Comments

Master Frank Dite lived in Milwaukee, the bustling city on Lake Michigan in south-east Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee From the form of address, we can assume that