In 1907, Marguerite Heritage tried a bargaining approach with Ethel:
Dear Ethel: How are you anyway - Write because I like to hear from you - did you get my other postals - Send me some from out west and I will send you some from here
In 1908, Billy tried the friendly and optimistic angle:
Father used to have a farm 1/2 mile from this old mill and I used to go fishing there when I was a kid. Am expecting a letter soon. is it on the way. Got a few dandy postals lately from friends nearby. Hope I will be out there soon. Yours--Billy
In 1910, L.K. Stelzig was just plain annoyed:
Don't you think you owe me a letter, or a card. It is nearly two months since I heard from you. Yours, L.K. Stelzig
8 comments:
Waa! These are great!
Ethel was probably an early version of Britney Spears. She apparently had postcard stalkers!
I'm thinking Ethel was born before her time ... if she was living now she'd respond prompbly to email .. and would love blogging!
Haha, I liked Stelzig's the best :)
Ethel... i'm sure she was busy... baking, canning, gardening, rounding up things and children... or perhaps ethel wanted to be left alone to write the next great american novel...
I like all of the Ethel theories! :)
Laughing.
These are hilarious . . . and I love that she kept them, guilt trips and all.
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