Dr. Henry A. Schwarz, just from Tuscarawas county, Ohio, is visiting his brother, W. B. Schwartz, and has concluded to locate here in the practice of medicine, instead of going farther west to find a location. THE DEMOCRAT extends a hearty welcome.
“Individualities,” Brazil Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 29 May 1890, p. 8, col. 1; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 29 January 2014).
Letter transcription:
Mar. 5, 1843
Lt. (jg) Yegerlehner MC USNR
A.P.O. 43
% Postmaster
San Francisco Calif.
Dear Mother,
I spent part of this A.M. over a hot laundry bucket getting all the goat smell out of socks and underwear. Needless to say there are no commercial laundries so you must know that yours truly must do his own as well as everyone else.
In digging a little deeper into my sea bag this A.M. I found the letters I received just as I was leaving Noumea. I had read them before of course but did not mention them before – One was dated Sept 17 and was the first letter you had written after receiving my first one from overseas. It seemed rather peculiar that I receive it the day I left there some 5 months late. Another in that group was one you
[page 2] wrote from the hospital on Sept. 24 and that was one which if it had come straight thru would have been muchly appreciated. We are now waiting very patiently and eagerly for mail to arrive which will bring things up to date a little past Jan 25.
I told you in a letter of several days ago that I had a pretty good beard. Well, eight days was as long as I could stand it. It was looking pretty good with two very dignified gray streaks on either side of the chin but it couldn’t last because you know how yellowish a beard gets when tobacco juice druels out of the corners of the mouth. It’s off now.
Just stopped a few minutes to collect a bucket of water from a passing water truck our faucets aren’t so good here if you get what I mean.
[page 3] Your letter of Sept. 17 had the air mail stamps but they were all stuck together and after dipping them in water they all came apart but now the glue is off so if some letters come thru with the stamps stuck with chewing gum you’ll understand. No need to send stamps and if I conserve on the writing paper I’ll be OK for some time but I’m not writing to everyone I did at first. The papers would be all gone in a short time if I did. So people who you come in contact with can be told not to expect too many letters. I’ll try to write the folks now and then but other than that writing will be confined to you –
Well, must get going
Lots of Love
Daddy
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A meeting of citizens was held at the Mayor’s office last Wednesday to make preparations for the celebration of the 4th of July. The various necessary committees were appointed, as follows: Soliciting, – Jos. Sowar, Jack Wehrle, John Vanes; grounds, Fred Nance and Mack Nees; program, J. L. Wilson, E. M. Dickson, J. W. Stewart, S. Siegek, W. D. McCullough; stands, Geo. Schultz, Chas. Jones, T. W. Jobe, J. S. Salladay; music, F. W. Schromyer; invitation and speakers, W. B. Schwartz, R. H. Crouch, T. N. James. There will be another meeting held to-night at the Mayor’s office, at which the above committees and the public generally, are urgently requested to be present.
“A meeting of citizens…,” Clay County Enterprise (Brazil, Indiana), p. 1, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 January 2014).
Letter transcription:
MRS. R.S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
3-5-43
Dear Daddy – Another day without any mail from you but everyday I look for a letter just the same. Our weather has calmed down a little but it is clouding up like we might get some snow. Clarice asked me if I would help solicit in the Red Cross campaign so I had to attend a meeting last night at the court house to get the material. I am to solicit east of 41. They had divided the township & town among so many that no has so much to do. We are to start Monday and I hope to finish same day. So many in this neighborhood don’t have to be solicited because of business connections. The fewer the better. Coco Foulkes is having Cosmopolitan Club this afternoon. I think I’ll go and “show off” our David. He is certainly getting showy. The boys talk to him so much he likes attention. It has been so cold this week I haven’t had him out of the house but I think it is warm enough today to take in that far. – The schools are trying to introduce a milk program in the grade school. Each child to get 1 pt a day for 1 cent. I signed up. Mark has milk with his meals but I thought the extra might do him some good. I see in the paper tha John Cassidy has gone to Arizona for his health. I also see in the court news that Velda Dye got the divorce on a cross complaint – also $5⁰⁰ a week for the support of Linda and 600⁰⁰ alimony – Geo sued and she filed a cross complaint. The boys are home and eating their lunch. John says the boys in his class are learning to knit – Miss Kitsmiller is teaching them. Mark is so full of pep he doesn’t act like he could take the measles and I hope he doesn’t. If he does he will be over them I suppose by the time you will know.
Love Mother
Kent High School yearbook 1948 teachers, including Miss Kitsmiller
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April 1969
Photograph from the private collection of Deborah Sweeney.
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W. B. Schwartz went to Indianapolis on legal business Wednesday.
“Individualities,” The Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 13 March 1890, p. 1, col. 5; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 January 2014).
Letter transcription:
Mar 4, 1943
Lt (jg) Yegerlehner
A.P.O. 43
% Postmaster
San Fran. Calif.
Dear Mother,
It has now been 3 days since rain and we feel as if it a terrible dry spell. Even at that the ground is still wet and soggy under the foliage.
The Commanding officer and I went swimming this P.M. Just to get away for a short time. The bottom wasn’t sandy so we just left our shoes on. He had some under water glasses and by using those and swimming under water one could see the most beautiful sights. And fish of all
[page 2] color size and description. I made a quick estimate once and I believe there were at least 50 good sized fish in the near vicinity. Various colored coral on the bottom made the whole thing look like a fairy book dream land area. Marine life in the tropics is certainly beautiful to the Nth degree. In fact I don’t believe it but I’ve seen it so must be convinced.
Hope my letters are coming thru to you because I know how it is not to get mail. I’ve been writing every day now for about one week.
Well – lots of love
Daddy
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THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
The Senator Gets There With Both Feet
No Demand for Untitled Workers
The Democratic county central committee met at the court house in this city Saturday afternoon for the purpose of organization by the election of new officers and to transact other matters preliminary to the inauguration of the campaign.
The townships were all represented by their respective committeemen and other Democrats of greater or less local prominence. For chairman there were five candidates, Senator Geo. A. Byrd, J. M. Hoskins, the former chairman, W. B. Schwartz, P. B. Triplett and Geo. R. Schultz. For some reason Mr. Hoskins was not in demand for chairman this year, and when the ballot was counted it was found that he had received no votes, while Mr. Schwartz received four and Mr. Byrd all the rest, which gave him the place by all the majority necessary. Mr. P. B. Triplett was selected for secretary. No treasurer was elected.
The committee decided upon a delegate convention to be held in Brazil on the 19th of April. This will make the campaign nearly seven months long. The purpose of this early convention is alleged to be to keep down heat in the party, to forestall the development of too many candidates, and, above all, to give ample time for the hot elements to cool off. From present indications it is expected that the mass of the party will be pretty well heated up, and like a lake of hot lava, it will take it a long time to cool off, especially in the summer time. It is designed to have the April winds to fan the hot brow of Democrary for a few days after convention, before going into the summer solstice.
As things now stand politics is all in the Democratic party. The contest for the nominations is hot, and like a hot box, will continue to grow hotter as the end of the journey is approached.
“The Democratic Caucus,” Clay County Enterprise (Brazil, Indiana), p. 4, col. 3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 26 January 2014).
Letter transcription:
Mar. 3
Lt (jg) Yegerlehner
A.P.O. 43
% Postmaster
San Francisco Calif
Dear Mother,
To begin with I think I got the wrong address date of yesterday’s letter. Anyway this one is 24 hours behind the other dated Mar 3.
Maybe you have noticed a difference in my writing. I found a board to place across my knees – before I was just writing on paper. Anyway it’s more comfortable writing this way only the flies are very bad what with so much of me exposed to them. Yesterday all day long I had on nothing but my trunks. I tell you you’re going to have to watch me when I get home or I’m apt to walk right off to town clad only in trunks. Remember how I used to ask you to buy a coconut. Well, no need now. Our tent is pitched with the four corners to coconut trees and it isn’t too safe to walk too near those trees – One night not long ago one
[page 2] fell right smack into a water bucket beside the tent and what a noise.
A few days ago our commanding officer was & I were out from camp on some business and before getting back got very thirsty. So we thought we would try some cocoanut juice. I threw and knocked one down and he hacked it open with his hunting knife and we drank the juice about one pint. Then we ate some of the meat. Nothing happened until about 10 P.M. All at once I felt very nauseated and had to get going and I spread shredded cocoanut all over the hillside. While resting on an old log I heard someone down the hill heaving just as I had shortly before. I came back down and there was the commanding officer spreading more stuff on the hillside. We both had a good laugh – went back to bed and that was the end of that. Vomited plenty but not sick. Anyway I don’t care much for cocoanuts only I have eaten some of the meat several times since.
Maybe as time goes along other things can be told but now writing subjects are very scarce.
So Solong Love Daddy
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Transfers for the week ending yesterday, compiled and furnished by Jarboe, Holliday & Byrd, Clay county abstractors:
Victoria Schwartz to W. B. Schwartz e1/2 lot 17 Lambert’s Brazil 850.
“Real Estate Transfers,” The Brazil Register (Brazil, Indiana), 8 August 1889, p. 1, col. 4; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 January 25).
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