The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary,  written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Went to S.S. but came home and washed and graded a few papers.  A card from A.C. says Joyce is about the same but her kidneys wont work.  A very bad sign!

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

A memorial to Theodore Roosevelt was dedicated in New York City. President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a speech paying tribute to his predecessor in the office and fourth cousin, describing him as “a great patriot and a great

The first in a string of Blizzards hits Iowa – temperatures drop to 30 below.

 The first volume of the Dictionary of American English is about ready to be published.

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