A French hand-tinted real photo postcard.
For another postcard with a similar image, see Breaking the News, Lititz Express, July 4, 1907.
Originally posted on Ipernity: Looking Through the Newspaper.
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"While dressed up in my very best, I wish you luck and all the rest."
A real photo postcard postmarked Tunbridge Falls, 27 Sep 13, and addressed to: Miss Hornsby, c/o Mrs. Fail, 180 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Falls.
Message: "Dear Joyce, I expect you are very glad your birthday has come. I hope you will have a very happy one. Lots of love and kisses from Auntie Mary."
For another real photo postcard from the same publisher, see God Bless You This Christmastide.
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"Looking through the news you may see something which might interest you. I will send the papers to you. J.R."
A real photo postcard with a cat that's literally looking through a newspaper in 1906. For another postcard with a similar punning message, see Breaking the News, Lititz Express, July 4, 1907.
A photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park monthly topic of cats (submit a photo on this topic each week in addition to—or instead of—a photo for the weekly topic).
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"The Lititz Express." Printed on back of postcard: "Souvenir, July 4, 1907. Power demonstration on Express Printing Company's float."
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Some bubbly women on a postcard from the early twentieth century.
Postmark on the back: Reading, Pa., Aug. 27, 1911
Addressed to: "Mr. Samuel Dittus, 29 Inf M.G.P., Fort Niagara, N.Y."
Message: "Dear Brother, I am having a nice time. Wish you were here in Reading with me. Did you get my other post card? Love to you from your sister Nettie, 446 S. Christian St. [Lancaster, Pa.]"
Sadly, Nettie's brother was killed in action during combat in France seven years later. As reported in the Harrisburg Telegraph newspaper on December, 17, 1918, p. 2, "Corporal Samuel H. Dittus, 31 years old, a member of the Fourth United States Infantry, was killed in battle on October 12, according to an official message received by his sister, Mrs. Nettie Cramer, of Lancaster. Dittus was twelve years in the service and had seen service in Cuba and the Philippines. About three months ago he was wounded and shell shocked and had been back with his command but a short time when killed."
Originally posted on Ipernity: Pretty Bubbles in the Air.
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