Miss Lillian's Postcards: Vintage Tweets - A Short Greeting from Nora

Postcard 31

Sender: Nora

Addressee: Miss Lillian Maguire, 1902 "G" Terry Ave, Seattle, Washington

Postmark: St Charles MO

Date: June 15, 1908

Image: St. Charles Military College, St. Charles, Mo.

This postal from St Charles MO features buildings at St Charles Military College, which was founded in 1832 and was still around in 1914. It is possible that it was absorbed by and became St Charles High School, but only if St Charles Military College and St Charles Military Academy were the same institution. You can figure out only so much via the Internet.

Message:

6/14-08

Dear Lillian,

Received your

letter and Postal 

"OK."

Everything is

lovely in St. Chas.

Hoping you are

feeling fine and

dandy. Best Wishes

From Nora

This postal is from Lillian's friend Nora, from whom she has received other postcards, and who resides in St. Charles, MO. She is very general in her remarks. Mainly this is just a "touching base" sort of message. The item of note is her use of the slang term "OK".

Blouse Fashion from 1907

I love the detail on this blouse!

Miss Lillian's Postcards - Vintage Tweets: Another "Poke" from Nora

Postcard 021

Sender: Nora
Addressee: Miss Lillian Maguire, 3004 Vine Grove Ave, St. Louis, Mo
Postmark: [unmarked]
Date: [undated]
Image: St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Charles, Mo.
Message: 

[From Nora] (cut-off, on edge of right side)

St. Joseph's Hospital no longer exists in this very handsome building, most likely rather new back in 1907. A search on St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri shows a very large facility that serves the region with multiple facilities. My, how St. Charles has grown since then. :)

If you compare the handwriting on this postcard to the handwriting on postcard 20, you will see that they are same. Therefore this is another "poke" from Nora. And if you look at the front of postcard 20, the "From Nora" signature is captured on front of this postcard too, but the majority of the signature here is "off the page". :)

 A gorgeous evening coat for the theater - 1907

Miss Lillian's Postcards - Vintage Tweets from the 1900s - A "Poke" from Nora

Postcard 020

Sender: Nora
Addressee: Miss Lillian Maguire,  3004 Vine Grove Ave, St. Louis, Mo
Postmark: [unmarked]
Date: [undated]
Image: St. Charles High School, St. Charles, Mo.
Message:

From Nora

This postcard features St Charles High School, in St Charles, MO, which is essentially a suburb of St Louis, MO these days. In the era of this postcard (and it is not dated, alas), it was surely a more "separate" city. Note that the name on the building is actually "Jefferson School", which became the name of the intermediate school in St Charles in later decades. The high school no longer exists in this location, being replaced by a very modern facility in a different location (along with the intermediate and elementary schools). The site of this building is currently a semi-industrial, semi-residential area.

Nora addressed the post card, signed the front, and then sent it to Miss Lillian, although not by mailing it. Whether it was included in a letter, dropped off at her home, or some other method was employed, it simply looks like a picture tweet or an FB "poke". :)

Fashion from 1907

Isn't this a geourgeous ensemble? Such beautiful details. Perfect for afternoon outings, perhaps?