The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-09-01

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for ordinary letters to thrce conts.
and w hope that II doos. There IN
altogether too much iottrr writing
n thiS world. and II another cent
VIII have . deterrent effect II will
sslisvs % just that much.
Mon Of the letter. are rather pain
Sll They bes TO state. they sncloss
herewith. they refer TO our invoice
Ne. SsS.a2l. your order No. 1885.
they urge 10 TO find enclosed. or
wan 20 that they are sending under
sspasats cover. They beg TO sck.
sowisAss. OF regret to inform: they
sAks pleasure In quoting. they trust
that W have rscsivsd In good order
sAis thins or that. They are - o.
uhs - . dimes worth Of gum drops.
Far b Il from % to ell the govern.
nsnt ~ business, but the method OF
sslliAS stamps has boon oil wrong.
Lei the recipient. and not the sender
pAy the postage. Each morning when
the postmAp brings you. say half
Aossn envelopes. sealed but without
stamps. Yos look through them.
Some you reject, OF course. and on
thsss the government would sustain
the ioss. but on others you arc will
ms 70 pay quito . tariff. Like this;
rss siusis men, letter from girl.
Sl.00. .H
Married man. letter from wife. .oi.
Latter ceiling oil stock. 90.
lsttss enclosing check. 500.
Lister with stock dividends 500.
Latter notifying ono OF assess-
mAnt. 90.
wedding announcements 90.
Dinner Invitations .s5.
Fishing Invitations 800.
Invitations TO help In drive 90.
rhh gives q sketchy outline. but
you can got the drift. Perhaps too,
n attractive youn6 women carried
tAs mAiis. and were pursuasive on
euSh evan higher prices could be had
We bshs-s that. higher postage
would materially cut down tho num-
Dsr OF post cards one gets from var
Sous rssortsrs and summer vacation.
Sta. "if my friends sends me . pic
turs postcard. know ] an on bic
soassisuce but not on his heart" You
know the kind Of postcards every body
Osts. Things iike this:
Having grand time: wish you
we're hare.
Lovely people st this lake. wish
yeu wsrs hero.
Lovely bathing and wonderful
bsaeh. wish you wore here.
This - . view from our cottage,
vish you were hero.
Dancing pavilion, lovely dances,
svsry evening: wish you wers here,
Picture Of four pounder Bot
sausht; iots Of fish at this lake. wish
yos were here.
"Ths bunch in our bathing suits
wiAh you were here.
"Hsrs = Q picture OF the lake In q
stsrm. wish you wore here.
wish you were here"
Thsss arc fairish aamples OF the
average postcard. OF course one up
prsciAtss such little attentions. Ye,
equally OF course ono could live fol
several days. weeks oven, withou,
than. 4 great many are sent for Z
penny. Few would be sont for tive
sspts. Ols has few friends whs
SAfAk that much OF one.
YsAs aso we invented the typo
writing machine. II was hailed al
sensidsrsbls wheeze. Before tha
ume business men had been won
% wyits their two or three lotter
. Day by Ions hand. II took an hou
or more. "Now." say they. with th'
Upswriting machine We con do thi
work in ton minutes"
But they didn't. They wrote NOR
and moro letter.. and finally needet
Aslp. and the professional stenogra
yhsr came into existence. still th'
craze for letter writing grew. ant
Mr.. Edison. ever alert. invented
thing that you talk into. called die
taphone. 40 that q business maj
might set up all hours Of the nigh
debating letters for the stenograph
ers naxt day.
And that wasn't enough. Machine
were invented for turning out letter.
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