[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.]
JULIAN DICK SHOT BY HIS BEST FRIEND AT NEW YEAR PARTY
The Osborne Company
New York Chicago London
OSBORNE ART CALENDARS
“Wait for the Osborne Man”
General Offices and Works
Newark, N.J.
Binghamton 2:45 P.M. Jan. 2, 1921
My darling,
Marion has good company all the way to Philadelphia, with Esther, Miss Orvis, and Raymond. Miss Besse took the train at Sherburne. Their train left at 2:20 and I am glad I came down here to see Marion off. It was a long train and full but they all got seats, the girls, together and seemed to be happy.
I have your mail and letter which I am returning so you can see how Delhi looks. I guess I had better get something to eat before train leaves at 3:30.
Get your cold broken up, and keep well and happy. Mr. Lloyd seemed quite worried about Ellsa and said they had a doctor at 2:00 o'clock last night.
Love unbounded for each,
John
Don’t worry if you don't hear from Marion right off. You did not give her the cards you had fixed.
Editor's notes
I’m realizing that the United States had a robust train service in the early 1900’s. I remember the abandoned, but beautiful small train station on the outskirts of Earlville. John is using the train to travel to many small towns throughout New York and Pennsylvania. Marion often mentioned the train from Millville to Philadelphia, and is now taking the train home from Christmas, back to New Jersey. What a mistake we made as a country, to let this infrastructure, already built out, to fall into disrepair and die, as we became addicted to our cars.
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