Dear Son,

Your Pa has a new job. The first in 48 years.
We are a little better, off now, getting $17.96 every
Thursday. So we up and thought we'd do a little fixin’
up. We sent to Rosemont and Seasbuck for one of them
there bathrooms you hear so much about and it took a
plumber to put it in shape.
On one side of the room is a great big long thing,
something like the hogs drink out of, only you get
in it and wash all over. Over on the other side is a
little white thing called a sink, this is for light
washing, like face and hands, but over in the other
corner we really got something.
There you put one foot in, wash it clean, pull a chain
and get fresh water for the other foot. Two lids come
with the darn thing and we ain't had any use for them
in the bathroom, so I'm using one for a bread board
and the other we framed grandmother's picture in.
They were awful nice people to deal with and they
sent us a roll of writing paper with it.
Take care of yourself son.

Your Maw