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last ones baked they were some that Louis picked out himself and were fine specimens he and your Pa are great chums. he has lately joined the Masons and so had Harold Rhodes.
  The family over across the way are having Flu and Pneumonia but I think they are having it light, so far it seems to be going right through the family, the doctor stayed there half an hour just now, I hope the babies dont get it.
    Winnie came home yesterday.  Jimmie Lahan went in and brought her out by auto.  it must seem funny to them without Richard.
      Eva Drake was brought out Friday.  they have given her a month to live, she is to the Leaches and we heard Charles Welch was going to pay the bills. The hospitals they say are full all the time. 
  It must seem good to have Fred Snell back in Washington poor boy I hope his wife is the right sort and he will have a good home at last for he had anything but an easy childhood. his father inquired after him one day this week.  you and Sid must be wonders at speaking perhaps we could hire the town hall during your stay at home, and Stoughton people would exclaim "would you have thought it." Lena thinks you would do well to bring up your blue velvet, for it would not be much work to fix it again so that you could get the good of it. Have you worn the silk skirt any and also that brown one she gave you? Lena has got the western fever bad I think she is getting sick of school teaching lately. She wants you folks to come up to N York and have you get into examining school children, same as Dr Sheer does, and so give up the bug business altogether well I will close this rambling letter
                             Ma