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1920-27 antique LOT of 28 HANDWRITTEN LETTERS orleans ma Laura KNOWLES clarence

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    1920-27 antique LOT of 28 HANDWRITTEN LETTERS orleans ma Laura KNOWLES clarence
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    This listing is for Lot of 28 letters. Range from 1920-1927. All sent to Lara D. Knowles, or Mrs. Clarence Knowles  in Orleans MA. Newsy personal notes with some interesting content. I read them all and here are some highlights-
    Homemade aprons
    Motorcycle and side car
    Fort Ethan Allen
    Woman grows flowers and takes bouquets to sell at cemetery to mourners in need
    Whooping cough
    Travels to Maine, MA, Plymouth
    His black and white jersey bathing suit a bit too tight but by time he walks to the Water it stretches to fit ??
    Earl Smith Pittsburgh Pirates punches a fan in Boston with clippings
    Man too lazy to work but goes to ball game every day...
    Bad tooth aches, had extraction and felt kind of mean for a few days
    1925 quarantine for diphtheria
    Raising chickens
    Booking nurses for home care
    Covered dish supper
    Canada for New Years for round trip, but can’t go because don’t have a fur coat
    My beau is giving me a ring for my little finger for Xmas and I will give him cuff links
    Mrs Williams put on more flesh than she took off
    Herbert is in Plattsburgh, NY and goes to Burlington, Vt on weekends
    He drives for the Consolidated Rendering  company
    Got job packing apples
    Thousands of people in Salem, MA on weekend to see the new race track
    James has a motorcycle shop which does quite well. He works in auto factory during days
    Baby’s circumcision
    Card tricks
    Sickly with Lumbago
    Uncle Lou can be awful mean to aunt Carrie when he wants to which is most of the time
    Trip to Florida with a few hair breadth adventures and thrills
    Earthquake in New Hampshire -(which I researched and it happened on March 1, 1925 and was a 6.2 )
    Earl Smith Rioter Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball
    Name: Clarence E Knowles
    Age: 62
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Home in 1940: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Map of Home in 1940: View map
    Street: Bake Shop Road
    Farm: No
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Residence in 1935: Orleans
    Sheet Number: 7B
    Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 179
    Occupation: Proprietor
    House Owned or Rented: Owned
    Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5000
    Attended School or College: No
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
    Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
    Class of Worker: Employer
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Clarence E Knowles 62 Head
    Laura D Knowles
    60 Wife
    Excellent original early family and/or town genealogy, history, antique, collectible heirloom and/or ephemera.
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