I remember my Uncle Ike as an old man that was not very patient with young children (like me).  But I recently discovered he was a private during World War I.  He was my great-uncle, my grandmother's only brother, Isaac Fultz.

Here are three postcards that he wrote to his sister, Draper, who was at Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond, VA, at the time. He was stationed at Lehigh University in PA initially. 

 

 

Later Ike was moved to Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville, KY.  While there, he wrote this letter to Draper. I hope you can read it.  He talks about eating well and gaining weight. Note the stationary says "Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association."  And at the bottom of the page, writers are asked to "SAVE BY USING BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER" and receivers are asked to "SAVE FOOD. BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVING STAMPS."

 

Among the many things at Jimmy's house are a collection of Christmas postcards from the early 1900s. Some of them are dated 1913, others have no date.  Some are published by Bergman in NY, some are by International Publishing Company in NY and Berlin, and nearly all of them are printed in Germany.  They speak for themselves, so here they are.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is another artifact that came from our family museum that Jimmy calls his house...

This is the invitation to THE first annual commencement of the Quay Public School in New Mexico.  The date was  8 April 1911 and my 1st cousin twice removed,  Maud Fisher Bonds, gave the valedictory as one of the graduates.  Note there were three graduates: Maud Fisher Bonds, Annie Hunnicutt, and Laurence Hunnicutt.

Another of my 1st cousins twice removed, Nellie Bonds, performed a song called "The Gypsy Girl." I searched the Internet unsuccessfully to learn more about this song.  It seemed an interesting choice for a graduation.

I was able to find that Quay was a ranching community 17 miles south of Tucumcari. It was established in 1902. It was in Quay County and was located on Quay Flat. The same source says that the "name of Matthew S Quay, US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-1904, seems to have played a part in all of these names." The town was moved 1 mile southeast of its first location in 1917. (See https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Quay_County,_New_Mexico,_Place_Names.)

Have you ever heard of a Measuring Party?  Here's an announcement for one that, I assume, benefited the Ladies' Missions and Aid Society at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church.

I can only assume that these were popular in the early 1900s.  I searched the Staunton Vindicator online and found this announcement in 1905: