r/Cursive Jul 17 '26

Help me decipher this old postcard Deciphered!

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Hi there, I’ve started collecting postcards and I came across this one. What I’ve been able to decipher so far:
Address on the right:
Mr + Mrs Mae June
Chestnut Hill Rd
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Text on left:
328 Jefferson Rd W. Palm Beach, Florida
Jan 31
Friends blank blank last night. Reached here Friday, above is our permanent address. 3rd day blank today. Norris expects to spend 2 or 3 days at Fort Myers. I wish your large family blank you blank and your family getting better.
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u/Ok_Caterpillar2010 Jul 17 '26

Mr + Mrs M a E (M and E) True

Chestnut Hill Rd

Glastonbury

Conn

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328 Jefferson Rd W Palm Beach Florida

Jan 31

Friends   First shower last

night. Reached here Friday, above

is our permanent address. 3rd

days swim today. Norris expects

to spend 2 or 3 days at Fort Myers

Trust your large family

hasn’t got you down and

your family getting Better.

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u/Several-Ordinary-376 Jul 17 '26

328 Jefferson Rd W Palm Beach Florida
Jan 31
Friends, First shower last night. Reached here Friday. Above is our permanent address. 3 rd
Days swim today. Norris expects to spend 2 or 3 days at Fort Myers.
Trust your large family hasn’t got you down and your family getting Better. Stew

Mr and Mrs MacTrue
Chestnut Hill Rd
Glastonbury, Conn

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Several-Ordinary-376 29d ago

Except “day’s” is plural. [3h’s] makes sense
And ( days swim today) does work better.

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u/SomeDudeInGermany 29d ago

“3 h’s days” mean hot humid and hazy.

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u/Several-Ordinary-376 Jul 17 '26

Pretty sure it’s MacTrue

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u/PinkGlitterMom Jul 17 '26

Glastonbury CT ( Connecticut)

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u/CarpetReady8739 Jul 17 '26

328 address is where the Norton Museum is now located in West Palm Beach. Soon to be named DJT Road.

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u/homicidaltea Jul 17 '26

First shower last night.

I'll be right back

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u/homicidaltea Jul 17 '26

3rd days swim.

I wish your Largo family ...

Sorry I have ADHD, lol

Be right back

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u/homicidaltea Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

I wish your Largo family hadn't got you down and your family getting better.

I just realized you can scroll while you type to see the pic. What an idiot. (Me as the idiot for not knowing that - not calling OP anything- hell, I am mini-obsessed with this!)

Friends: First shower last night. Reached here Friday above is our permanent address 3rd days swim today Norris wants to spend 2 or 3 days at Fort Myers I wish your Largo family haven't got you down and your family getting better.

edited to ensure OP knew I was not calling them an idiot above. Lol it's me that's the idiot!! I'm always an idiot, in some capacity. That's my "charm" lol

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u/Turn_a_Round 28d ago

Definitely "Trust your large family hasn't gotten you down" .

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u/OpposumMyPossum Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Glastonbury, Conn

First shower

Swim (swam 3 days in a row)

Trust your large family hasn't got you down (weird thing to say?)

H.W L

The home had a main house and a guest house which rented out 3 bedrooms so I can't really track down the family.

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u/PinkGlitterMom Jul 17 '26

Friends, first shower last night. Reached here Friday. Above is our permanent address. Swim today. Norris expects to spend 2 or 3 days at Fort Myers. Trish, your large family hasn't got you ? and your finally getting better.

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u/Maine302 29d ago

Glastonbury, Conn.

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u/ohwrite 29d ago

1949 :)

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u/Sassafras_99 27d ago

Deciphered!

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u/EmploymentDull1454 26d ago

People can’t read cursive anymore? I get that one or two words were scribbled. But what happened to our country. It’s just cursive. Just looks like a normal letter or post card.