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Amy Bouse

Mrs. Alice Roudebush

Pawnee City

Neb.

Letter:

Denison, Kans, Jan-8th

Dear, Alice I have been slow to answer your letter but will try and say a few words - I am almost ???? writing to anyone - I took a cold on Tuesday after you was here - and have been ????? down ever since I cough all the time I had the doctor to examine my Lungs he said they were not affected yet - but I sure do cough awful hard - I am to old to stand such a cold it seems to me - but I may get over it can not tell yet no, Alice I did not give you that money to buy all the ????? goods

2) I told you I would accept that as a Christmas present do just what you like with the dollar I gave you - I just thought your mother would like to give you something if she could I felt like I could not see you go without giving you something - I felt like I could just see yours and Mary little black heads when I used to watch over you and rock you to sleep - but those happy days are gone to never return - I hope you and Mary will both be happy - I think you have got good kind husbands

I don’t expect to be here much longer but the world is a blank to me now no pleasure in it for me we are having some winter the last few days some snow on the ground and has melted ????? to make it ??? - I will not try to write as much as I am so nervous you ask if I hear from Mary yes I hear sometimes - am always glad to hear from you both - hope to be able to do better next time with hope you and Lawrence keep well and do well will close with love to you both - write when you can

Grandma

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Mr. & Mrs. L.E. Roudebush

Pawnee City, Nebraska

Envelope-Back:

714 1/2 Oregon St

Hiawatha, Kans.

Card:

Dear Children: This is not much of a gift but hope to do more next year.

Lovingly,

Mother

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Amy Bouse

Denison, Kans

Mr. & Mrs. L.E. Roudebush

Pawnee City, Nebraska

Card:

A Merry Chriastmas and a Happpy , Prosperous New Year

Mildred

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Mrs Lawrence Roudebush
Pawnee City
Nebr

Letter:

F. B. J.
Goff, Kansas
12-30-31

Dearest Alice,

I received your good letter this P.M and was pleased to hear from you.

I have a pair of pillow cases for you and Lawrence and I hope you like them, it is just a little hard to know about sizes but hope they aint to large for your pillows.

I hope you had a nice Christmas, I had a ver nice Christmas, seemed very lonesime with Gilbert gone for he always was with me that day for the last ten years before -

Every time I turned around I would think of him and when I sat down to eat. I could hardly eat for a few minutes.

Alice, I received many very nice Gifts, and your I do appreciate so much for I do like a nice clean hat brush that isnt used on clothing to brush my hats and I do thank you very much.

Mary and Clifford sent Doctor and I a pyrex dish, something I have wanted for a long time just fits a silver casserle I have. I always before used a porcelain pan but how much nicer the pyrex dish will be for I scopple so many different things.

Doctor gave me a real fox fur. I sure am happy over that and too I needed a fur for my coat as it hasnt fur on it.
I called your Dad soon as I read your letter told him you returned home OK.

Yes Alice I have a sister living there in Pawnee City. She lives on the highway going east out of pawnee. the 3rd house not a very large house on the south side of the road going into town. Her name is Howard, her husbands name is Fred.

They stopped here on their way down home. I told Lottie you was living up there. She has a big fat sweet baby. He just sits and laughs.

Alice call Lottie up over the ????? I know she would be glad to have you come over. And I know you kids would like both Lottie and Fred.

Well Alice I am just about to run down. I received a big box of this stationary for Christmas enough to last me till 1932.

I am mailing you your package this evening.

Lots and Lots of love from

Mickey

Alice I hear wonderful things about your housekeeping and cooking and how nicely you set your table and how wellyou do. sure does please me to get those kind of reports.be sure to come see us the next time you come home. M.

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Box 56
Goff, Kans

Mrs Lawrence Roudebush

Pawnee City

Nebraska

Letter:

Thursday

Dear Alice,

I rec’d your pkg. this morning and I certainly thank you for the pretty handkerchiefs. I think they are so pretty. I ahd your pkg. all ready, but thought you might come home & I could give it to you. so I told Jake when I rec’d your pkg. I guess you werent coming home so I am mailing it to you this morning. I rec’d a pkg. from Mary and Clifford but haven’t opened it yet becaue they didnt want me to open it until Xmas. They had a nice programe on at the theater last night. I ddint enjoy it as much as I did last year though, because your mother, Mary, Clifford & you & I were all together.& last night I was all alone & felt pretty blue over it. I suppose Martie wrote you all aboutshe and your Dad going dow nto see Mary & Clifford.
Well Alice I just havent time to write more this time I sure am busy. I will write more next time. I just rec’d your pkg & I thank you & Lawrence much. We wish you both a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

Lots of Love

Mrs. Shumaker

Observations:

At first I thought this was a letter from Mary to Alice, talking about a package, and hten I saw that she talks about Mary and Clifford. I have no idea who this is!

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