Comet Halley and an Eclipse of the Moon, May 1910

Postcard to Miss Leora Goff, Exira, Iowa (c/o Jake Engle), May, 1910.

(I would like to go down Sat.) Audubon, Iowa. May 23, '10. 
Dear Sister: - Hello Leora! How you be? I am fine. Did you see the total eclipse of the moon last night? We did. Have you seen the comet yet? I have seen it 3 times and the rest of them 2. We saw it last night in the west. It had a long tail. Grand Mother & pap are going home tomorrow. Having "greens" for dinner. Was talking to M. & Ross Sat. Pa & Ma & the 4 little kids went to Sun. S. and then went to Leavens' Sun.
(On the right: Your loving Sister Georgia.
(On the left: Ans. soon Look under stamp

Now we know why the green one-cent stamp is missing.

Leora was attending Mrs. Connrardy’s sewing school. In her memoirs, she mentioned seeing Comet Halley, but it was fun to find her sister Georgia’s confirmation on an old postcard.

There are more Audubon County stories in Leora’s Early Years: Guthrie County Roots. Audubon is the neighboring county to the west of Guthrie County. The Goffs lived there only six years, but some of my favorite stories are from those days.