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April 1893 Traer Letters Describe Severe Blizzard
Elizabeth Stevenson letters from 1893 detail a mid April Tama county blizzard near Traer with drifted roads, farm work paused, and daily chores described. She reports hog sales, clothing costs, garden prep, lambs and calves births, and family updates including daughters and a shared note on a local burglary. The piece ties to Traer centennial reflections and recalls Ringling Bros. circus history in Traer.
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Traer
Iowa
Elizabeth Young
William) Stevenson
Tama County
Stevenson
Franklin Earley
Keith Earley
Franklin
Janie
Howard W. John Ston
Janet Fiske
Moscow
Idaho
Murray
Lois Henderson
Nettie
Miss Stannard
Jim Wilson
John McDovwall
Peter Wilson
Mabel
Ella
Jennie B
Eva