The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
1903 LETTERS IN A WEEK.
Miss Helen Gould's Mail Contains
Many Odd Requests for
Help.

Miss Helen Miller Gould received
1,3O3 letters, containing requests in
volving more than 81, 1,54S, SOP, during
recent week. Everything imaginable
was wanted, from a farm and three
cows or peddling horse and cart to
81, 900, 900 with which to form colony
in Cuba. The following is the CLASH
fed list: One plan to form colony in
Cuba, amount asked for 81, ZOO, 600; 231
requests for money 149 not naming
sum-, SS7, $50; 81 requests for loans (16
not naming sum-, S156, ,203; 149 requests
to raise mortgages (3 not naming sum),
1915, 43 requests to aid churches III
not naming sum), $50, 9s1; 81 requests
to aid educational institutions (22 not
naming sum-, s35, 400; 26 donations to
libraries IA not naming sum-, $40, 600;
3 requests to buy places, $500; anti
saloon league, Of Idaho, $1,000; "a re-
quests to aid religious and charitable
institutions 80 not naming sum-, 50, 600;
| wishes to sell farm, $1,000; wish
help toward trousseau (3 naming sum)
81, 900; IL requests for pianos (3 not
naming sum), 81, 400; II requests to buy
inventions 10 not naming sum- 81, 200;
| wishes to sell ring, $1,000, wishes
to sell brooch, $525; l wishes donations
to patriotic league, $500; l wishes to
sell Sevres vase, $500; wishes monu-
ment to parent, $500; wishes to help
redeem jewels, $3.50; l church organ,
sl75; Is treatment (cancer, morphine,
Keeley, etc. $3.50; l wishes passage to
England, S75; l. wishes to sell quilt, $50;
l wishes expenses betrayed to secure
prisoners release, $50; wishes to get
goods from storage, $50; wishes help
to publish music, S25; wishes to buy
set of teeth, S15; l wishes help to get
watch from pawn, So; 10 requests to aid
church fairs, 1O7 requests to aid, pre-.
sumably money; "a requests for old
Clothes, 3 requests for watches, IA re-
lquests for scholarships, II requests fol
advice, Is requests for tickets or passes
l request to buy railroad stock, Is re
Iquests to have embroidery or lace work
sold, Is cranks, requests for auto
grab, II German letters, 6 French let
ters, Russian or Swedish letters,
wishing to sell manuscript, 3 silk fol
Iquilt, naming child after Miss Gould
IS want sewing machine, 2 help to pub
lish book, 3 want Bibles, 2 want bi
lcycles, 10 advertisements, circulars
letc.; SO requests for places, 32 requests
for interviews, 5 wish to sell books,
wish to use Miss Gould's name, 10 wisf
ldonation toward church organ wish
es help to become medical missionary
II wishes help to bring out opera,
wishes help to bring out oratorio,
Wishes electro-plater, l wishes So
IAmerican cards, l wishes farm ant
three cows, l wishes to sell hay CLAIM
land cows, wishes help to open photo
graph gallery, wishes peddling hors'
and cart, l wishes money to print tw,
thousand hymnals, l minister wishe
horse and buggy, wishes house so tina
girl can marry at once, l wishes none.
to enter Old Folks Home, wishes in
valid's chair, l wishes place to get VI
timetable schedules, l wishes to sci
photograph of Miss Gould for his owl
profit, wishes air pillows furnished T.
regiment of soldiers, wishes team O
horses, l wants to go shares on alfalf
in California, 126 personal letters,
newspapers, marked copies, almanacs
5 books, 81 catalogues, pamphlest, ETC.
and magazines.