Advocacy chain letter. Anti-cigarette league.
"send ... to 3 of your lady friends". US, 1902.
??? garth
March 24th 1902
Dear Friend, a National League
is being formed for the purpose of starting
a crusade against the terrible cigarette
evil. The league will cover the
entire country and every woman
is asked to send her name to be used
in a mammoth petition to Congress
asking for a National law to prohibit
the sale of cigaretts to minors. No money
is needed none solicited. Please send
a card like this to 3 of your lady friends
and your name and address to 1423-
.................. next page ...........................
Chesnut St. Phila-
This is one of an endless chain.
Please do not neglect to write it
as the chain would be broken and
the object defeated.
Mrs. G. M Berrien
PS If you wish to send through
the mail write on a post card.
(Jessie sent me this on a postal card)
If you send me your name I will
send it with mine.
Yours truly
[written on left top of second page]
this belongs to that on the other side
No envelope, apparently hand delivered.
Written in black ink on both sides of a 5 1/2 by 5 inch piece of ruled paper.
First word, prior to date, undeciphered. Line in parentheses on second page written in pencil. Sic "cigaretts", "Chesnut". Purchased on eBay. Entered by DWV,
8-31-2013.
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