Things have changed since 1909, including people; dying trees; cost of sending mail and medical miracles. Our example today involves a postcard from Maria Nowling to her mother-Sarah Warren Tolley of Nephi, Utah. As the two cent stamp postcard was written in pencil 112 years ago, the lead writing has faded, so we will type which was written. It is addressed to Mrs. Sarah Tolley(one of four wives of Wm. Fisher Tolley); Nephi City, Utah. The postmark is April 30, 1909. She writes: "Dear Mother, I received your letter yeasterday and was afful sorry to hear you were so sick but hope you are better by the time this reaches you. I haven't been very well for sometime. Put a mustard plaster on but continues vomiting.
Maria Tolley was born on June 20, 1849 in South Molton, Devonshire, England and came to Utah with her parents during pioneer times. She married Jabus Nowling of Nephi on Jan. 23, 1891. Her mother-Sarah died in 1916.She was the Matriarch of all of the Utah Tolley family.
First photo is of the front of postcard showing a view of Cape Horn on the Columbia River, while the third photo is off the computer, but still show the sharp rock and possibly the two trees which now appear on there last leg or root of life.
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