contents of letter
La Porte, Tex.
Jan. 21, 1923
My Dear,
Just to keep you in practice answering
letters I am going to write another.
Your last contained the information that you al-
ready have your glasses
and I hope you are feeling
perfectly alright again.
are you? But don’t forget
what i said about the Ver
acolates with pancreatin and
pepsin. You know your
bowels have to be watched and
they are the things to use, not so
much for a hurry-up cathartic
as to make you regular and
create a good habit. Your glasses
surely cost a lot, but if you
can do better work as a result
you will be glad you got them.
Have you written to Charles
since Christmas? We haven’t heard
from him since then.
Have you joined the “Lion Tamers�
Oohwah! Oohwah!
Well, it- would be nice to see you
but if you can’t- come you must
write and tell us everything.
If you continue to wear your
silk socks with high shoes
you will have them so worn they won’t look so well with
____ shoes. Why not buy some of those cheap socks at ____ -
____ to wear with high
shoes. Also, do bath often, for
your clothes smell very rank
and you must be noticeable
by those next to you. I don’t-
see why you won’t get interested
in using ___ under your
arms. You especially need
it for the odor is strong when
one is close to you. you will
repel your friends- no one
cares to smell a bad breath
or other bad odors if they can
keep out of range. You owe
it to yourself to look out for
all these things. If you don’t
you will cause unfavorable
criticism and lose friendships.
Only lazy people or people who
don’t know need to be that way.
and everyone knows about __
__ and____ (also dentists)
so if you continue to neglect
such things you will be con-
sidered dirty. There is no ex-
cuse these days. and you
must begin to value every means
toward friends and success.
Papa is going to Houston to-day
and will leave your laundry at
the ____ ___. He will try to call you. Lots of love, Mother.
Lol - priceless! Only a mother would remind you that you need your bowels to be regular and to wear deodorant!
so well with
____ shoes. Why not buy some of those cheap socks at ____ -
____ to wear with high
First blank is "low", second black is "Woolworth's".
see why you won’t get interested
in using ___ under your
arms. You especially need
it for the odor is strong when
Blank is "non-spi" - (perhaps a brand back then of deodorant?)
don’t know need to be that way.
and everyone knows about __
__ and____ (also dentists)
so if you continue to neglect
First blank is "non-spi" and second blank is "odorono" (a popular deodorant brand in the 1920s)
Papa is going to Houston to-day
and will leave your laundry at
the ____ ___. He will try to call you. Lots of love, Mother.
First blank I'm not sure of the beginning "Dainglass" (the D i n are clear).
Second blank is "Store".
"Lol - priceless! Only a mother would remind you that you need your bowels to be regular and to wear deodorant! "
The detailed & pointed advice, the handwriting ... deja vu all over again!
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
A letter that only a mother would write! Lol
"A letter that only a mother would write! Lol"
I figured it's about time to start going through my small pile of stamps on cover which include letters so i thought i'd post them here to share. Sometimes the handwritting is difficult to read, so feel free to correct anything i missed or fill in any of the blank spaces if you can!
I found this one quite entertaining as i can recall similar comments (in perhaps a more subtle form) from my own mother growing up
this clip of newspaper was included
re: Stamp and Story Time
contents of letter
La Porte, Tex.
Jan. 21, 1923
My Dear,
Just to keep you in practice answering
letters I am going to write another.
Your last contained the information that you al-
ready have your glasses
and I hope you are feeling
perfectly alright again.
are you? But don’t forget
what i said about the Ver
acolates with pancreatin and
pepsin. You know your
bowels have to be watched and
they are the things to use, not so
much for a hurry-up cathartic
as to make you regular and
create a good habit. Your glasses
surely cost a lot, but if you
can do better work as a result
you will be glad you got them.
Have you written to Charles
since Christmas? We haven’t heard
from him since then.
Have you joined the “Lion Tamers�
Oohwah! Oohwah!
Well, it- would be nice to see you
but if you can’t- come you must
write and tell us everything.
If you continue to wear your
silk socks with high shoes
you will have them so worn they won’t look so well with
____ shoes. Why not buy some of those cheap socks at ____ -
____ to wear with high
shoes. Also, do bath often, for
your clothes smell very rank
and you must be noticeable
by those next to you. I don’t-
see why you won’t get interested
in using ___ under your
arms. You especially need
it for the odor is strong when
one is close to you. you will
repel your friends- no one
cares to smell a bad breath
or other bad odors if they can
keep out of range. You owe
it to yourself to look out for
all these things. If you don’t
you will cause unfavorable
criticism and lose friendships.
Only lazy people or people who
don’t know need to be that way.
and everyone knows about __
__ and____ (also dentists)
so if you continue to neglect
such things you will be con-
sidered dirty. There is no ex-
cuse these days. and you
must begin to value every means
toward friends and success.
Papa is going to Houston to-day
and will leave your laundry at
the ____ ___. He will try to call you. Lots of love, Mother.
re: Stamp and Story Time
Lol - priceless! Only a mother would remind you that you need your bowels to be regular and to wear deodorant!
so well with
____ shoes. Why not buy some of those cheap socks at ____ -
____ to wear with high
First blank is "low", second black is "Woolworth's".
see why you won’t get interested
in using ___ under your
arms. You especially need
it for the odor is strong when
Blank is "non-spi" - (perhaps a brand back then of deodorant?)
don’t know need to be that way.
and everyone knows about __
__ and____ (also dentists)
so if you continue to neglect
First blank is "non-spi" and second blank is "odorono" (a popular deodorant brand in the 1920s)
Papa is going to Houston to-day
and will leave your laundry at
the ____ ___. He will try to call you. Lots of love, Mother.
First blank I'm not sure of the beginning "Dainglass" (the D i n are clear).
Second blank is "Store".
re: Stamp and Story Time
"Lol - priceless! Only a mother would remind you that you need your bowels to be regular and to wear deodorant! "
re: Stamp and Story Time
The detailed & pointed advice, the handwriting ... deja vu all over again!
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
re: Stamp and Story Time
A letter that only a mother would write! Lol
re: Stamp and Story Time
"A letter that only a mother would write! Lol"