Letter from Winona, Dec. 8, 1922
Box 182
Commerce, Oklahoma
Fri. Eve. Dec. 8 1922
Dearest Sister and Brother,
Well Gee, I want to tell you some thing we got the finest kind of a letter from my dear Sister this evening. Glad? Well I should reckon.. Say maybe you think we wasn't. we . still we were to know you had a better job and one where you and Hunt can be together. It's just lots nicer I know. Zoa wrote they got such a dandy good letter from Hunt and Would of sent it but it was over to Y's She said Y had moved clear across the town from her but she didn't send me her new add. or y hasn't sent it either. I should think she would drop me a card if nothing more. I owe her a letter but my I've hardly took time to say my soul ws my own I've been busy as a cranberry merchant making Christmas things and at that won't get all done I set out to do.
Ive made Y a pretty lunch cloth and four napkins in colored embrodrey. Zoa a lunch cloth. Hazel and her mother each a centerpiee one with pink roses and green leaves to Havel and the one with red tulips and green leaves to her mother , adresser scarf for Cora and a library scarf for Myrtle Stines wife. a buffet sset of three pieces for Nancy J9the future Mrs. Chars.) besides I've embroidered a dress for Coras baby all since I came home. We got Charles and Nancy 6 hemstitched pillow slips 3 hemstitched sheets and a pair of pillows for a wedding present. Mama made them a quilt or really its a comfor. Its the toop she was going to give Eva then she didn't like the way she was doing so said she would finish it up and give it to Charles. She got them a bedspread too and a couple of pretty salad bowls. They will be married Christmas Eve. Charles is getting him a new suit, blue serge. He looks awful nice when he is dressed up.
Golly I would sure love to be there with you tonight. How is your weather just like summer I suppose. It is sure cold here tonight and has been all day. The Brush broke down and I had to take the kids to school in the Grant yesterday and today. Yesterdaly was so warm I went to town in a gingham dress with no wrap and esterday morning we didn't need any fire for warmth and I had our back door open while I was getting breakfast and the night before we had our bedroom window wide ope all night. Then last night the wind blew up and switched around into the North and it froze thin ice before morning. You know how quick it can turn cold in this country. It has been real cold today but not freezing. I expect having had it so warm makes us full this cold snap more then we would of others wise. We sure have had a wonderfully lovely fall. It's only froze thin ice on our tub of rain water on the north side of the house about four nights. Our days are ususally sunny and warm.
Maydine started to school again. Monday she was out three weeks her leg is clear well she took the dressing off tonight for good but shes so peeked looking and hasn't any appitite. She gets her lunch at noon right across the road from the school house.
Mrs Mundis, the woman that had the summer garden, where we went after ice cream nearly every night last summer, opened up a lunch room. It sure makes it nice for the teachers and school kids. She feeds about from 55 to 60 every noon. Maydine gets out at 11:30 so she gets her lunch before the rush commences. Everything is a nickle and she has hot baked beansm hot salads, chilli, hot tomalas, pie, cake, begatable soup, noodles, coffieand tea. She sure does a splendid business and is good and jolly too. We all like her fine. She was almost afraid to make the venture, but she is sure making good.
You remember I told you we had re'd a summons from the income man? We sent down but there was a mistake they thought Fred hadn't made out his report. He said he sure did. The fellow looked so funny and says well of course we could be mistaken and he looked over his list again and says, "well sure enough, here is your name. How in the world did we over look that." He apologized to Fred for making him come down. I told Fred I was glad of it, he never does have a half a day off for anything we waited all that afternoon and evening. Fred said he spent more time in Coommerce then he ever had before in his life. First we had to wait on the income man. He'd gone to lunch. Then we had to wait for Cr. Hampton. I told you about that bad lookin place on her Maydine's leg. Well Hampton froze it and lanced it getting the worst mess of corruption out of it. It run for more then two weeks, but has finally healed up. He prescribed more dope for her and we had to wait an hour for the druggist to fill that. They had to cook part of it. By that time it was five o'clock and we came home to eat supper.
We went back to see he Ku Klux parade. The bills said from 7 to 9 but they had trouble with some of their cars and it was quarter to eleven when they came along. Their fiery cross was beautiful. Made out of tiny red electric bulbs and fastened on the front of the first automobile A few were riding but lots were walking. They looked nice about a dozen had their faces uncovered and they looked like prosperous business men. There wasn't a bum car in the lot. All were nice big new looking cars. Every little ways was a banner. One banner said, "The Holy Bible Should be Your Guide," another, "Girls be Ladies", another. "Be Decent, If you expect your wife to be". Another, "We see you everywhere". Another, More than 1,000 strong in Ottawa, Co. and so on. They paraded in Picher, Cardin, Commerce and Miami. There was sure an awful crowd in Commerce to see them. Quite a lot cheered and applauded shile they were goin along. They were all quiet excpt once and there was a fat man came along in their regalia and a little kid like Eunice up in a mans arms, hollered out. Ooo, deres Sanky Kaus, deres Sanky Kaus. and she got so excited and laughed and hugged her daddy's neck so tight half afraid too. and everybody laughed and roared. All along the line then tey took it up and roasted that guy good. We were glad we got to see them. About 20 of the Klan took a fellow out here in North Miami about a month ago and gave him a horse whipping and told him what he had to do. If he didn't they were coming back and it would be a coat of tar and feathers next time. He left his wife and four children in K.C. and wouldn't help support them and his wife is very sickly and can't do much. He was living with a fast woman in M. Miami. He belonged to the Odd Fellows and they finally told him he either had to take care of those kids or they were going to put them in the Odd Fellow Home in St. Louis. So he sent and got them and brought them right in with this woman. The youngest is about 3 and the oldest a girl of ten. His father tried and tried to get him to do different but he wouldn't pay any attention. The old man told him he bet the Ku Klux Klan would take it up if he didn't make a change. He says "Aw, let 'em come on I ain't afraid they'll find I'm ready for 'em. They sure got him alright and he didn't do anything either. But he's got his wife here now and they are living together again. He is working steady. The Ku Klux are sure awful good around here. They make so many donations and help the poor so much. We never have heard of them doing anything yet we thought they hadn't ought to have done. I think the ring leaders that are fighting them so hard are Catholics. For they won't allow a Catholic or foreigner to join them.
Cora's baby is sure nice and fat and healthy. So good natured and getting prettier every day. He will be 8 weeks old tomorrow.
Mrs. Ryan loosing her money sure make me sick. Did they ever find out who it was that done it? Do you ever hear from Mrs. Wilton? I musn't start in asking questions. Zoa says I'm the darnedest darnedest person to ask questions she ever saw. That she is always ready for a ward in an insane asylum by the time she gets them answered. She told Cora she bet I forgot half of the things I ask her before she got them answered. I wrote to Pa and in the letter I told him to tell Zoa I said she was balmy in-the brain. That the only way I could get information from out there was to ask for it. and then I didn't find out half what I wanted to know that Zoa was the best one in the bunch to answer questions but I guessed from the tone of her letter I was riding a free house to death. I says now I'd love to know if Leslie has lost his dinner yet but Zoa has got me so badly bluffed I wouldn't dare ask again. I asked in another letter and she failed to tell me. I wanted her to know I didn't forget I had asked her. Oh heck! it's a great life if you don't weaken.... Ain't dot so?
Wayne and Charley Flowers are back in the logging camp again where they were last winter. Their address is Monroe, Wash. % Florence Logging Co. I've wrote to Wayne and Charlie twice. Wayne writes awful good interesting letters like Josine allways does. Bernice has sure got a nice little home and a mighty sweet baby and we liked Clarence just awful well to. My we did so enjoy our visit there. Well my dear I'm going to bed . I'm powerful sleepy. I got to go thru the Museum in Slokane while I was there. My it sure was interesting.
Write when you can. Oceans of Love and a big hug a kiss from your loving sister
Winona
Saturday, AM I will stick in a few more lines seeing as how i wrote such a short letter last night It's all froze solid this morning. It's the first time the ground has froze. Gee two weeks from tomorrow is when Old Santy comes. You watch the box next week for I'm right sure he won't forget as dear and good a sister as you are. He won't bring any foolishness for you to bother to pack around so don't worry on that score. I am sure Santy know you don't want any excess baggage. I got OE a dandy purse it looks like mine in a different color only it i a different shape. I'm going to put a $2 bill inside for hr to use as she wants to. I got Sc the most loveable walking doll, 26 1/2 in. high and it says mama and is dressed in a pretty blue checked gingham rompers and cap which can be taken off also her slippers and half hose like a real babies can. I got NZ a walking and talking doll too only its a smaller one but is awful cute. I know they will just love them. I know they will be pleased to get them. I'm going to send all three together with a box of puzzles with differnet animals and birds to be put together. I got a set for Maydine last year and they got left in Charles desk. I didn't give them to her then. I didn't believe she would care much for them and that I would just keep them until this Christmas. But when she was in bed with her boils and got so restless and tried I got them out for her and land how she did enjoy them. She didn't do much else. For three solid days but played with them until she got so she knew where each piece belonged so I ordered a set this year for our kiddies and Franks. We have bought everything from either Montgomery Ward or Sears Roebucks. Every time I do try to buy a dress goods or anything here in Miami, I get so disgusted and think I never will even make an effort to buy anything around here again. Everything is much cheaper in the catalogues, and it's so handy to pick out what one wants in their leisure time. Then to be jostled around in the stores. I even sent away for my cards, tags and seals, etc. this year. Cora did last year and she saved so much and was so pleased with them. We got Eunice a pretty little black and white soft furry dog. When you press down on his tail he says, bow wow. I got Winona a soft "Nelke" doll like I sent Eunice last year only smaller and a pretty hood, and Leslie a nice caphood and a toy. When he whirls it it makes music. I can hardly wait for Christmas to come. We will sure miss our pretty tree this year u it can't be helped. We will get one here and I've got lots and lots of pretty trimmings. It will be nice but not a lovely by a long ways as the ones you sent us. It will be pretty tho and Christmassy too. I had a notion once to write and ask Wayne to send us a tree and then thought he might not have the time or want to be bothred with it. Gee, that card you sent us sure reads like that would be an ideal place. You folks want to be sure and go to Hollywood while you are there. I'd love to see them making a picture. I've always thot I;d love to see the nice homes of the prominent actors and actresses.
I expect we will go to town tonight even if it is cold we've got side curtains up so the wind can't get in. Mama has sure gone lots with us. We put her and Maydine in the back seat with quilts and blankets so they don't either one get cold. It's awful nice to have the gib car and everybody that rides in the Grant says its the easiest riding car they ever rode in. Oh, I just love to drive it. With the 45 h.p. motor you can sure feel the power of it. Did you ever get so you drove the Chevrolet? Is Ford still with you folks? There I'm asking questions again.
Well any how I've got to ring off and get my potatoes and coffee soon. I'm going to have beef roast for dinner. Better come over. Sure with you could. Is Hunt's cough still getting better?
Hosts of love to both.
Winona.
I love you little I love you big
I love you like a little pig.
I love you big if your form is small
and I love y sister bet of all.
Winona is a poet but she don't know it.
About time ain't it.
Clear run down
Friday, February 22, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Boston to Liverpool in 2 hours and 14 minutes 1893
Transcribed by Cathy Rae Clark from a letter found in the genelogy records of her mother.
graduating class of 1893........
-while sitting in my study a week ago completing a new play, I was interrupted by my servant who brought in the mail. Among the rest was a invitation from the boys that use to be in my class at school, requesting to be at Boston on the 14th day of June l903. There was to be , so the letter read a reunion in Liverpool of my former class mates. We, that lived in
America were to travel to Liverpool by the Boston, and Liverpool pneumatic.
So it is explained why I am at Mrs. B's house in Boston Libby. Always was a favorite in school and is now a favorite of a handsome telegraph operator , Mr. B. There she is now. Well Abbie are you ready? It is time to leave the station. After a short journey I found myself in a vast hall in the midst of a crowd, laughting chatting and renewing the broken lenghts of friendship. They were in the coinframoions of my school days. The hall was an elegant station in Boston at the terninmes of the Boston and Liverpool Puenmatic Tube Co. "Look at those two great iron cylinders," said a woman standing near me. I gazed upon these two cylinders, set in a mass of masonry, having enormous metallic obtiurators, from whence several iron funnels extended passing through the ceiling. These tubes were the invention of the male portion of my classmates in Milwankee. Their object was to connect England and America or, as one may say, to weld the two contentents together by laying these monstrous tubes on the bed of the ocean. The cylinders resembled two gigantic pea shooters and carried in their interiors a series of passinger cars which were impelted by powerful currents of air. In these tube's there were no disagreeable noise to cause nervous trefridation, the temperature was even and the rates very reasonable. The speed attained is so rapid that it takes but two hours and 14 minutes in accomplishing the 3000 miles between Boston and Liverpool. And a traveler who leaves Liverpool at noon disembarks in Boston at (:34 am because the time in Liverpool is 4 hours and 40 minutes faster than ours.
So we boarded the cars in this wonderful subarmarine railway. Narly all the faces I used to see in the schoolroom are here. The rest I will meet in Liverpool.
Those two young ladies on the front seat are still Miss Hehnning and Miss Hart, two of the happiest dressmakers that ever lived in New York. They are very wealthy now but it took many years of labor to gain such a position.
What chums Mrs X and Signora Del Puente were when they called themselves Flora Vogel and Estelle Neidhoefer. But now their baths are so widely separated Flora was but twenty when she married but Miss Neidhoefer was one of
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the most noted singers in the St. James Cathedral in London for many years. There she met an Italian count who fell my love with her sweet voice and they were joined in appy wedlock.
That distinguished looking women just a few seats away is Gertrude Judd. everywhere known as one of the greatest elocutionists of the age. She is sought after by hundreds on account of the grace ability and tact she uses in teaching. Behing her is Mrs. Dr. Drown Ella Bierback never told her preference for a doctors life to any of her school mates but a doctor is what she has blossomed into.
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Winnie Wall whose name now stands as an attraction the play bills of the leaders of theatrical management has a company in Germany. Not long ago she bought a play of mine"A D 1813. She is a star whom all cultured people considered it an honor to wee.
In one of our great hospitals there was seen a short time ago a nurse passing with noiseless tread from one bedside to another. She mustt give this one medicine that one a little berf tea or must carry a bouquet to a convalescent. When her soft hand soothes the forehead of a sufferer the fram seems to vanish as if by magic. It is a pleasant task for her and her friends will reconoize this administering angel in Ella Schildknecht.
What a sad event determined Lizzie McLies' present career. She was married to a handsome young banker and, while riding home from the church, the horses became frightened and ran away. Her husband was killed before her eyes. She nearlly broke her heart mourning for him and decided to devote the rest of her life to Christrin duties. She is now in a convent in France and is the only one we will not meet today.
I am Stearns is librarian of the Milwaukee Public Library on 9:10 Store Graud Av. earning an minense salary. Her great circle of acquaintances appreciate.
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her great capabilities.
We have now some good literature to read for our Maggie Malloy has become a famous author and the strole of her workings is very pleasing and popular. She is sitting in this car with Maggie White (nei' Sullivan) sho married an elderly gentleman for his money to revenge herfelf on a false young man. She is a happy widow now.
Memoriy recalls to us all how clever Elanor Streckewald was in shool. She afterwards enlistd in the army of school teachers and has much sucess as an instructor.
Fannie Voss little thought when she was in our class that she would someday be the succssful music teacher she now is.
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Two bright stars in our midst are Susir Sceets and Fanner Jones. Susie lives in Italy and has become a proficient artist. Fanner single to hundreds of enthusiactiv audiences. Her rate of admittance is ten dollars for a seat but the sum seems trival when we listen to the Adelina Patti of the 20th centery. Edna Wright, after she left school became so interested in her fathers business that she kept his books for many years. She was finally rewarded by becomming the happy bride of a late ex-president of Hawaii. Three of our girls, Cora Planthahr, Tessie Burke and Kate Shea are boarders of Mrs. Frandland who once was known as Maud Williams, Siegle Cooper and Co. has three trustworthy employees. Cora, as head
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saleslady in the cloak department. Tessie is his stenographer and Kate his bookkeeper. Although sometime has ben taken to discribe the gay crowd in this car. yet only an hour has really been spent since the departure from Boston. We were far from land under the billows of the ocean. Above our heads the crested waves may be beating against each other with fury or the shases striking thur powerful tails against our long iron poison house. Half an hour passed when I felt a damopness on my forhead. I carried my hand to my face. It was wet! Wet? Whkat had Happened? Had the tube burst under the emmense pressure of the water above? Should we all be drowned? I endeavored to cry out was my agony.
And I woke finding myself in my own room in a chair in which I had fallen asleep while thinking of the future and my sister had sprinkled water on my face to awaken me.
-while sitting in my study a week ago completing a new play, I was interrupted by my servant who brought in the mail. Among the rest was a invitation from the boys that use to be in my class at school, requesting to be at Boston on the 14th day of June l903. There was to be , so the letter read a reunion in Liverpool of my former class mates. We, that lived in
America were to travel to Liverpool by the Boston, and Liverpool pneumatic.
So it is explained why I am at Mrs. B's house in Boston Libby. Always was a favorite in school and is now a favorite of a handsome telegraph operator , Mr. B. There she is now. Well Abbie are you ready? It is time to leave the station. After a short journey I found myself in a vast hall in the midst of a crowd, laughting chatting and renewing the broken lenghts of friendship. They were in the coinframoions of my school days. The hall was an elegant station in Boston at the terninmes of the Boston and Liverpool Puenmatic Tube Co. "Look at those two great iron cylinders," said a woman standing near me. I gazed upon these two cylinders, set in a mass of masonry, having enormous metallic obtiurators, from whence several iron funnels extended passing through the ceiling. These tubes were the invention of the male portion of my classmates in Milwankee. Their object was to connect England and America or, as one may say, to weld the two contentents together by laying these monstrous tubes on the bed of the ocean. The cylinders resembled two gigantic pea shooters and carried in their interiors a series of passinger cars which were impelted by powerful currents of air. In these tube's there were no disagreeable noise to cause nervous trefridation, the temperature was even and the rates very reasonable. The speed attained is so rapid that it takes but two hours and 14 minutes in accomplishing the 3000 miles between Boston and Liverpool. And a traveler who leaves Liverpool at noon disembarks in Boston at (:34 am because the time in Liverpool is 4 hours and 40 minutes faster than ours.
So we boarded the cars in this wonderful subarmarine railway. Narly all the faces I used to see in the schoolroom are here. The rest I will meet in Liverpool.
Those two young ladies on the front seat are still Miss Hehnning and Miss Hart, two of the happiest dressmakers that ever lived in New York. They are very wealthy now but it took many years of labor to gain such a position.
What chums Mrs X and Signora Del Puente were when they called themselves Flora Vogel and Estelle Neidhoefer. But now their baths are so widely separated Flora was but twenty when she married but Miss Neidhoefer was one of
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the most noted singers in the St. James Cathedral in London for many years. There she met an Italian count who fell my love with her sweet voice and they were joined in appy wedlock.
That distinguished looking women just a few seats away is Gertrude Judd. everywhere known as one of the greatest elocutionists of the age. She is sought after by hundreds on account of the grace ability and tact she uses in teaching. Behing her is Mrs. Dr. Drown Ella Bierback never told her preference for a doctors life to any of her school mates but a doctor is what she has blossomed into.
Page 6.
Winnie Wall whose name now stands as an attraction the play bills of the leaders of theatrical management has a company in Germany. Not long ago she bought a play of mine"A D 1813. She is a star whom all cultured people considered it an honor to wee.
In one of our great hospitals there was seen a short time ago a nurse passing with noiseless tread from one bedside to another. She mustt give this one medicine that one a little berf tea or must carry a bouquet to a convalescent. When her soft hand soothes the forehead of a sufferer the fram seems to vanish as if by magic. It is a pleasant task for her and her friends will reconoize this administering angel in Ella Schildknecht.
What a sad event determined Lizzie McLies' present career. She was married to a handsome young banker and, while riding home from the church, the horses became frightened and ran away. Her husband was killed before her eyes. She nearlly broke her heart mourning for him and decided to devote the rest of her life to Christrin duties. She is now in a convent in France and is the only one we will not meet today.
I am Stearns is librarian of the Milwaukee Public Library on 9:10 Store Graud Av. earning an minense salary. Her great circle of acquaintances appreciate.
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her great capabilities.
We have now some good literature to read for our Maggie Malloy has become a famous author and the strole of her workings is very pleasing and popular. She is sitting in this car with Maggie White (nei' Sullivan) sho married an elderly gentleman for his money to revenge herfelf on a false young man. She is a happy widow now.
Memoriy recalls to us all how clever Elanor Streckewald was in shool. She afterwards enlistd in the army of school teachers and has much sucess as an instructor.
Fannie Voss little thought when she was in our class that she would someday be the succssful music teacher she now is.
Page 9
Two bright stars in our midst are Susir Sceets and Fanner Jones. Susie lives in Italy and has become a proficient artist. Fanner single to hundreds of enthusiactiv audiences. Her rate of admittance is ten dollars for a seat but the sum seems trival when we listen to the Adelina Patti of the 20th centery. Edna Wright, after she left school became so interested in her fathers business that she kept his books for many years. She was finally rewarded by becomming the happy bride of a late ex-president of Hawaii. Three of our girls, Cora Planthahr, Tessie Burke and Kate Shea are boarders of Mrs. Frandland who once was known as Maud Williams, Siegle Cooper and Co. has three trustworthy employees. Cora, as head
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saleslady in the cloak department. Tessie is his stenographer and Kate his bookkeeper. Although sometime has ben taken to discribe the gay crowd in this car. yet only an hour has really been spent since the departure from Boston. We were far from land under the billows of the ocean. Above our heads the crested waves may be beating against each other with fury or the shases striking thur powerful tails against our long iron poison house. Half an hour passed when I felt a damopness on my forhead. I carried my hand to my face. It was wet! Wet? Whkat had Happened? Had the tube burst under the emmense pressure of the water above? Should we all be drowned? I endeavored to cry out was my agony.
And I woke finding myself in my own room in a chair in which I had fallen asleep while thinking of the future and my sister had sprinkled water on my face to awaken me.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Selling the Caddy 1- 23- 2008
selling the caddy. Jan, 23, 2008
I just bought a new vehicle. 2002 chevy blazer. $5,900...... lots of extras. The owner had gone blind and was selling his car. Actually the daughter of the bishop who was helping the man financially sold the car. The bishop had helped this man with his own money to get him back on his feet but before he got there he lost his sight. So he gave this blazer to the bishop for the money he owed him. The bishops daughter took the car to her house because she lives where there is more traffic. It has 95,000 miles. Sunroof and all the other extras. It has been taken care of real well. I called on a member to take it for a drive and said it had my name on it, and it was an excellent buy. I will go to the bank tomorrow. Now I have a safe vehicle to drive. I should be able to get something for my car as it has a full tank of gas. There is $50.00 right there. The hubcaps are $100.00 a piece. Maybe I will sell it a part at a time.
For sale $50.00 worth of Premium Gasoline, you siphon.
For sale 4 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood, hub caps. You remove.
Or. I could just park it in Albertson's parking lot with a sign.
Parts for sale. "Honor policy" put money in glove box, unless you want the glove box than put it under the drivers floor mat.
The down side. . It is still a little dirty from summer. There is soil in it. I won't wash it as the body damage will show more. The landow top is cracking, The leather seats are warn and it has duct tape on the arm rest. The radio, heater, the power locks? none of them work. The light bulbs for the rear doors are in the glove box. They would not go off so I took them out. It leaks antifreeze. I don't know what the ticking under the hood is. The logo for the trunk is in the jockybox along with the handle that goes above the passenger door. I saved the piece of trim that goes on the trunk, when I find it I will call you.
The up side. It has a new battery. The inspection is not due until March. It has a full tank of gas valued at about $50. It starts right up in the warm weather. The power seats and windows work.
Replaced brake parts 2 or 3 years ago. Drives like a caddy should. It feels like you are floating....... or was I hydro-plaining.
So now how should I run that add.
ATTN: mexican's here is your dream car.
A whole family can live in the trunk and another in the car its self.
Full tank of gas. V8 and powerful..... $200.00.
Do you think 200 is too much to ask. I do need to pay for the add. It will pass inspection.
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That is hilarious, your description of your old caddy. Love the humor. A full tank of gas is nothing to sneeze at, either! I am relieved that you will now have something more reliable to drive. The whole description reminds me of what is happening to my body and mind. Parts of me are excellent, but I need some body work and my starter doesn't work the way it used to. And I don't even have a full tank of gas, most days! I worry that one day I will find leakage that I can't fix, both in brain and body.
Hey, Cath. It looks like Sally has organized a lunch for your birthday on Thursday. She left a message on my phone. Great idea, but I don't know what that does to OUR day, or rather YOUR day with me. It will mean we will need to stay around here, which is fine with me, but just what and how do you want to organize the day? Let me know. Love you, Carolyn
Hey, Cath. It looks like Sally has organized a lunch for your birthday on Thursday. She left a message on my phone. Great idea, but I don't know what that does to OUR day, or rather YOUR day with me. It will mean we will need to stay around here, which is fine with me, but just what and how do you want to organize the day? Let me know. Love you, Carolyn
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:19:44 -0700
From: catraell@gmail.com
To: jst4pj@yahoo.com; luna10151@gmail.com; carpeharpe@msn.com; leonwursten@gmail.com; catraell@gmail.com
Subject: new car.- Show quoted text -
I just bought a new vehicle. 2002 chevy blazer. $5,900...... lots of extras. The owner had gone blind and was selling his car. Actually the daughter of the bishop who was helping the man financially sold the car. The bishop had helped this man with his own money to get him back on his feet but before he got there he lost his sight. So he gave this blazer to the bishop for the money he owed him. The bishops daughter took the car to her house because she lives where there is more traffic. It has 95,000 miles. Sunroof and all the other extras. It has been taken care of real well. I called on a member to take it for a drive and said it had my name on it, and it was an excellent buy. I will go to the bank tomorrow. Now I have a safe vehicle to drive. I should be able to get something for my car as it has a full tank of gas. There is $50.00 right there. The hubcaps are $100.00 a piece. Maybe I will sell it a part at a time.
For sale $50.00 worth of Premium Gasoline, you siphon.
For sale 4 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood, hub caps. You remove.
Or. I could just park it in Albertson's parking lot with a sign.
Parts for sale. "Honor policy" put money in glove box, unless you want the glove box than put it under the drivers floor mat.
The down side. . It is still a little dirty from summer. There is soil in it. I won't wash it as the body damage will show more. The landow top is cracking, The leather seats are warn and it has duct tape on the arm rest. The radio, heater, the power locks? none of them work. The light bulbs for the rear doors are in the glove box. They would not go off so I took them out. It leaks antifreeze. I don't know what the ticking under the hood is. The logo for the trunk is in the jockybox along with the handle that goes above the passenger door. I saved the piece of trim that goes on the trunk, when I find it I will call you.
The up side. It has a new battery. The inspection is not due until March. It has a full tank of gas valued at about $50. It starts right up in the warm weather. The power seats and windows work.
Replaced brake parts 2 or 3 years ago. Drives like a caddy should. It feels like you are floating....... or was I hydro-plaining.
So now how should I run that add.
ATTN: mexican's here is your dream car.
A whole family can live in the trunk and another in the car its self.
Full tank of gas. V8 and powerful..... $200.00.
Do you think 200 is too much to ask. I do need to pay for the add. It will pass inspection.
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I got such a tickle over your description of the car and the add and the whole email.
It was hilarious... You should have been a stand up comedian...
This car was meant for you.. It was there and was prepared for you to get it.. What a deal.. it is great .. I am so so so so happy for you on that one.
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