In August of 1913, Miss Lenora Grambach was celebrating her birthday.
She received a postcard greeting from W. Weitzel who sent “best wishes” and a hope that Lenora would enjoy many more birthdays.
Miss Grambach lived in Philadelphia, and the postcard was also mailed from that city.
(This is another example of a postcard that was mailed within a city using an address identified as “City”.)
Miss Grambach lived at 3084 Cedar Street, which is in the Port Richmond area of northeast Philadelphia.
A tidy row house made of brick now stands at that site; the row of houses was constructed in 1920, so the residence of Miss Grambach in 1913 is no longer standing.
I suspect Miss Lenora is still a child, as the birthday postcard bears a picture of a young girl eating breakfast – she appears to be holding a piece of fruit or a danish.
Beneath the illustration of the girl at a well-provisioned breakfast table is a verse expressing the belief that the girl will “peel her fruit” so carefully as “not a single spot will soil your dainty snow white frock”.
One hopes that Miss Lenora did enjoy a delicious breakfast, that she treasured the postcard greeting, and that her happy birthday was not marred by a stain on her frock.
