March 2019 And today we have little phones to type on! I found the following in a letter from Patty & Sally’s half-brother & could not imagine what the typewriter in question looked like – so I googled ‘1900 typewriter’ & found rodents with a typewriter – not sure what the marketing strategy was. Here is the part of the … Read More
Letters From the Attic: Julia to Patty
I was looking for a dreary January letter & was pretty sure I would not be disappointed! This is from Julia Dinsmore to her niece, Patty Selmes, a widow who split her time among the various houses of her friends and her sister. Jan. 31st 1907 My darling b.b. …Your friends seem very thoughtful and kind and although you can’t … Read More