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in pencil Markel, Bobbie [no date] Dec 26 - Sat Dear Jack -

 It was so nice to get your card. My crazy typewriter is stuck - so try to line through this writing.
 Where the hell is Midlothian Illinois? Did you sell that house?
 Things are not so good here. Right after my boy got over rheumatic fever - I came down with ghasTLY

teeth trouble - cysts, etc. & ended up with lots of pulled teeth & pain & trouble & time & bridges & & & - ! So I'm gargous [sic] with 7 new front teeth only I can't eat a thing! While all this was going on, I