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                    <text>&lt;div class="mw-parser-output"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wuppertal 7.1.47.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meine Lieben Alle!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nun sind die Feiertage alle vorbei. Es waren 
für uns schöne Tage. Am Silvester-Abend 
waren Mutter u ich bis 1/2 1 auf. Wir haben
uns nochmal das Weihnachtsbäum-
chen angesteckt ein schönes Stück Tor-
te gegessen u guten Kaffe dazu getrun-
ken es war sehr gemütlich. Die beiden 
Mädchen haben unser Bäumchen garnicht 
gesehen. Sie sind wieder in Oldenburg. 
Sie haben dort Neujahr gefeiert. Nun ist 
nach Neujahr wieder ein Päckchen ange-
kommen u Mutters Mantel, nur meines 
noch immer nicht. Auch Mutters Morgen-
rock ist noch nicht hier er ist doch 
schon so lange unterwegs. Wie müssen 
Geduld haben. Die hauptsache ist das 
wir was zu Essen haben. Das Fett ging
gerade zu neige da kam was neues 
u auch Butter, Tee. Mutter entbehrt
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                    <text>&lt;div class="mw-parser-output"&gt;&lt;p&gt;nun nichts mehr. Wir haben zu Essen
u allerlei Tee mit Honig zur linderung
auch heisse Zitrone ist sehr gut. Ich wün-
sche nur alle Menschen wären geholfen.
Zu Heitzen haben wir auch. Auf Karte 
gibt es sehr wenig. Jetzt ist 1/2 Centner 
Briketts aufgerufen, was ist das, wir 
sitzen auf die Kohlen u bekommen doch
keine. Die Not ist gross. Die Kälte
u so wenig zu Essen. Die fremden
Mächte wollten es doch besser machen
wenn sie es nicht bald tun sind sie
auch nicht besser u müssen auch zur
Rechenschaft gezogen werden. Der Krieg
ist nun schon zwei Jahre vorbei u immer
keine besserung. Liebe Martha dir tut 
der Postbeamte leid der uns die Pakete
bringt, ja mir auch, er bekommt ja je-
desmal 1 paar Ci[g]aretten habe nun ein 
Tütchen fertig liegen mit Kaffe. Er ist auch
schon ein älterer mann er hatte uns
schon in den ersten Kriegsjahren die
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Der Limburgerkäse hat sehr gut geschmeckt das sind mir alles nicht mehr gewohnt.
Schickt bitte Kartoffelflocken mit, die können wir in Suppe kochen.
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                    <text>&lt;div class="mw-parser-output"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wo wir noch keine Pakete bekamen,
fruch sie mir eines abends im Bett,
wann wohl die Konditoreien wieder
offen wären. Jetzt entbehrt sie nichts
mehr. Ich bin Glücklich das sie
das alles noch erleben durfte.
Wir wollen hoffen das die Pakete
jetzt immer so schön ankommen.
Liebe Martha ich freue mich schon 
auf Euren Weihnachts Brief. Wie
soll es bei Euch schön gewesen sein.
Hoffentlich ist der Brief schon unter-
wegs. Für heute seit Alle recht herz-
lich gegrüsst von Eure Lisbeth
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ich sende Euch meine Lieben
viele liebe Grüße. Es geht mir
noch gut. Hoffentlich Euch auch.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eure Mutter
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Herzlichen Dank für Hugos liebe Zeilen.
Wir freuen uns immer etwas von Ihm zu lesen.
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                    <text>&lt;div class="mw-parser-output"&gt;&lt;p&gt;10.1.38 Liebe Marti!
Einen schönen herz-
lichen Gruß senden
wir dir alle von
meinem 9.ten Geburts-
tag. Auch an deine
liebe Eltern u alle
Deine Geschwister
die allerbesten
Grüße von Papa
Mutter u Lisbeth
u von mir Deine Lisa
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                    <text>&lt;div class="mw-parser-output"&gt;&lt;p&gt;22.8.48
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meine Lieben Alle!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aus Köln sende ich Euch 
recht liebe Grüsse. Ich habe 
noch die  Schlussfeier mitgemacht 
es war einfach herrlich im 
schönen Dom. Nochmals herzliche 
grüsse Eure Lisbeth. Herzl. Gruss
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Johanna Balkenhol
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Herzliche Grüsse Unbekant Fr Hesterbach
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Familie
Hugo Mehler
Bunny-Hut-Farms
Churchville, Pa.
Philadelphia
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