Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mariner of Chicago spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Yagerlehner.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh White and sons Howard, Robert, and Wilbur, and Mrs. [sic] and Mrs. Fred Reynolds had a surprise on Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Yagerlehner Tuesday evening.
“Lagro,” Wabash Daily Plain Dealer (Wabash, Indiana), 27 October 1922, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 21 December 2013).
The Book of Me – Written by You is a weekly blog prompt created by Julie Goucher of the blog Angler’s Rest. This is a fifteen month writing project to highlight my life so that I will have something to leave behind for my descendants. Week sixteen’s prompt is Message in a Bottle.
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My message in a bottle is a virtual one that I write for my family, distant cousins and strangers, near and far, every day. I toss my bottle into a different type of sea. This virtual ocean is the World Wide Web. As much as I have been fascinated by the concept of “a message in a bottle” over the years, I would never do a physical one. Our planet is already consumed by humanity’s garbage. My message is spread around the world in an instant, without impacting the environment as much as a bottle floating in the ocean does (I do admit that my internet usage requires electricity and does a different type of damage but that is a topic of discussion for another day!). My blog has picked up readers from around the world. Some of them are even distant cousins whom I would not have connected to without my virtual bottle. So thank you, if you have found my virtual bottle and have removed the cork to find my message waiting inside!
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Letter transcription:
2/9/43
Dear Mother,
To begin with I had my tooth filled today and after all that has to be done now is to polish it and then all will be OK again. The thing the dentist put in the other day was a shock absorber. It didn’t hurt very much when he drilled because it was fixed so soon after the damage was done.
Just got to wondering today if you ever got a sugar ration card for D. and if you ever turned mine back. Then too I was wondering how the meat rationing was taken care of. The coffee and our today’s news said shoes were on the list – Maybe you have written those things but I haven’t received the
[page 2] complete dope as yet. Really doesn’t make any difference only those are things we wonder about. I suppose you often would like to know about things here that we don’t even think of writing – if so ask. If your questions can’t be answered I’ll let you know. I don’t believe you ever did acknowledge the picture (airplane view) I sent – possibly you have but the letter hasn’t arrived as yet.
Last night I wrote the Plummers and Ira Dixon – I’m trying to catch up a little. I was about half asleep when writing Ira’s so if he should mention that I was writing sorta funny – That was the reason.
On the show last night there was a Donald D. and a Feature Speciality
[page 3] both were short but rather amusing.
I suppose you have read lots and hear lots over the radio of Flinn the movie actor and his troubles. We get little sketches of the proceeding – Rather a musty affair if you get what I mean. We have had several of his pictures here and I wonder how they will go over at home. Anything will go over out here although the show “They Won’t Forget” was a flop with a Double P. even though it was rated a 4.0 picture.
After the show and mail – show not much good – mail better. You v-mail letters of Jan 20 (2), 21, 23 and 25 came today and Mark’s of Jan 19. I suppose you have my word on the taxes. Don’t pay them only
[page 4] enough to keep out of jail – I’m afraid you won’t get all the deductions. I can deduct for the office equipment depreciation the same as last year as I understand it. Probably you have my letters about that by now anyway drop the whole thing.
Your last letter by ordinary air mail was Jan 14. So the v-mail is faster but keep writing air mail. I wouldn’t take D. out in the cold weather – leave him in until Spring – would be better for both of you to stay inside most of the time.
Got a box from Bill & Jewell today – smoking tobacco and the several Indianapolis Stars. Will have Sunday Star for Jan
[page 5] to write them in a day or two.
Baby D. must be some boy weighing that much in his 4 months. I don’t even want to offer any suggestions to his feeing schedule because I might be extremely incorrect now. However, it should not make the slightest difference in the canned milk used. Just so it is a standard brand.
Well, keep writing both kinds of letters and I surely will be glad to get the pictures. I wish I would have had you had yours tinted – etc. Anyway it will be better than any I have of you. Hope to get more mail tomorrow but it probably will be another 10-12 days now
Love Daddy
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Frank Yagerlehner Succumbs After Long Illness
After an illness of more than a year with a heart ailment, Frank Yagerlehner, a resident of San Rafael for 25 years, died Saturday at his home here. He was an employee of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company.
Yagerlehner leaves a widow, Mrs. Lottie Yagerlehner; a daughter, Mrs. L. M. Roberts, and a brother, Wilson Yagerlehner, of Long Beach.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the parlors of Keaton & Dusel here, with Rev. John J. Canoles, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Yagerlehner was a member of Tamalpais Lodge No. 60, Knights of Pythis, and members of that organization held a brief ceremony Monday evening at Keaton & Dusel’s in memory of their departed brother.
“Frank Yagerlehner Succumbs After Long Illness,” The Marin Journal (San Rafael, California), 8 June, 1933, p. 3, col. 1.
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Franklin Yagerlehner was the son of John and Mary (Wright) Yagerlehner. He was born 9 November 1880 in Nine Mile, Allen, Indiana. He was the tenth of thirteen children.
Frank married Lottie Lake on 23 December 1902 in Indiana. Because Frank worked for the railroad, the couple soon moved to California where they settled in Marin county. They had two children: Vera and Eugene. Eugene died young from an unknown condition. He had surgery to correct the condition but it was unsuccessful, and Eugene died soon afterwards in 1920 at age 8 years.
Since Lottie remarried after Frank’s death, she is not buried with Frank but with her second husband, William F. Holbrook. Frank and Eugene are buried together at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Yagerlehner and daughter, Kathryn motored to Wabash Monday.
“Lagro,” Wabash Plain Dealer (Wabash, Indiana), 18 November 1922, p. 3, col. 3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 21 December 2013).
Letter transcription:
2/8/43
Dear Mother,
Just six months ago today we were leaving Moffitt Field. We sorta call it an anniversary of a type which means just that many months behind as far as foreign service is concerned. What the total length of time for that kind of service will be isn’t definitely known but this much is certain it’s that many months behind.
Yesterday one of the officers had a birthday and we had a little celebration with turkey and birthday cake for supper. That was only the officers in Ships Co. Just a little celebration in our own family. It make it pretty nice to have a small group like that. Seems more friendly etc.
[page 2]I told them my birthday was past and there was no celebration but if they wanted to it would be OK. There hasn’t been any advances in that direction as yet.
Our mail seems to be a little on the sluggish order again it being several days since any of value has drifted in. We have high hopes but after the mail times we are generally pretty much on the low order but hopes pop up by the time of the next delivery and then flop down again. I’ve almost gotten myself to the place where I don’t get my hopes built up.
We sure do look forward to the show, however, and are as anxious as, and in fact we remind me of
[page 3] how the sisters at the hospital used to look forward to and talk about the shows they would have while I interned there.
Helen Kline’s husband has been with me at several shows I take him in our section as a guest. We have a little better seats than the others and I’m allowed a guest. So why not?
Today’s letter is like pulling teeth – nothing to write about and not too much energy to write even if there was something.
Later – Show over. “Beyond the Blue Horizon” Dorothy S. & Jack Haley. South Sea Island picture. “puey” mothering like that around here although one of the mountain scenes with the red dust etc did look something
[page 4] like one of the mountains we saw yesterday. This picture was all in color hence the similarity.
Your letter of Jan 9. Came today. In it you told of not being able to send packages. That of course we knew but it that letter would have come thru I think it would have been our first knowledge of such. That letter didn’t help much since your letter of Jan. 19 came several days ago (v-mail). Hope you continue to write v-mail because it will be the fastest I’m sure, but write air mail also if you are allowed to. Well, hope this mail today was a forerunner of more to come anyway
Lots of Love
Daddy
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A FEW OF MANY
Persons Who Have Been Afforded Great Relief
Below will be found a few testimonials to the skill of the widely known and justly famous Shaker Doctor, and the great value of his wonderful remedy, “Shaker Herbs.” The doctor and his assistants are guests of the Hotel Rich, and if the reader is afflicted with a tapeworm or any bodily ailment he should not fail to call on him.
Mr. William Haller, the well known butcher, testifies:
FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 31, ‘95
I am more than pleased to testify that on Friday, July 28, I called on the Shaker Medicine company in their offices at the Hotel Rich for consultation in regard to some mysterious ailment from which I had been suffering for a number of years and from which local physicians seemed to be unable to give me any relief. The doctor informed me that I was afflicted with a Tape worm. He gave me one dose of Shaker Herbs and in the course of several hours I was relieved of a monstrous Tape worm. I suffered from no sickness or inconvenience of any kind and gladly testify to the efficacy of Shaker Herbs.
WILLIAM HALLER,
107 East Lewis St.
“A Few of Many,” Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 31 July 1895, p. 7, col. 5; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2013).
Letter transcription:
MRS R. S. YEGERLHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
2-8-43
Dear Daddy – Monday evening and studing going on – Mark is supposed to be practicing his cornet but is munching an apple – David is tucked in – Mother is darning sox. Have the den about done over into a nursery. Looks much better now, but now the piano seems to crowd the living room. Maybe we will get used to it. I didn’t get this finished last nite – but sent a registered air mail yesterday – Lucile came out today with Jimmy Ed – It is so nice today – Just like spring – but will look for anything tomorrow. Jimmy Ed is getting a skin irritation so Dr. changed his formula. She has to add lactic acid now. He is on the bottle altogether now and isn’t gaining quite so fast but weighs 11-4. It is about time to eat – I made biscuits and you know that always suits the boys. This eating business is getting more expensive all the time. I want the boys to make a garden this summer if we can find a place. Mark wants to join 4-H so I thought we might be able to work out something – However I am not going to fill my cans until I get the vegetables. If he had a little help I think he could do a lot with a garden. Jimmy Staton is better but Mrs. J. [Mrs. James] is sick. She has been taking liver shots all winter but they haven’t seemed to do much for her. Mark brought his spelling paper – had C in spelling & B in writing. Would sent it to you if this way regular mail. John wrote an essay but haven’t heard it yet. It is getting near D’s feeding time and he is getting a little “mean.”
Love – Mother
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Gladys is on the right and unknown woman is on the left. Two people are facing them as evidenced by the shadows on the ground. I bet one of them was Roscoe. The style of clothing indicates the 1920s.
Photograph from the private collection of Deborah Sweeney
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Contractors Wahrenberg & Busching have received a contract to build a residence for William Haller on Madison street. It will cost $5,000.
“Contractors…,” Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 19 July 1899, p. 3, col. 6; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 December 2013).
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