Money chain letter. Send-a-dime. "This charm ..." From
the Gladys Dawson horde. U.S., 1935.
Prosperity Club
(In God We Trust)
Mr. John Christmann
75 Kalamath St. Denver,
Colo.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marker Oneida
Avenue
Warren, Pa.
Miss Jean Findley
513 23rd St.
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Mr. Henry G. Woodall
515 23rd St. Niagara
Falls, N.Y.
Miss Gayle E. Riddle R.D.
#2
Willard, Ohio
Faith
Hope
Prosperity
This
charm was started in the hope of bringing
prosperity to you.
Within 3 days, make 5 copies of this letter.
Leave off the top name & address and add your
own name & address to the bottom of the list.
Then mail one copy of this letter to each of 5 of
your friends, to whom you wish prosperity
to come.
In omitting the top name send that
person 10¢ wrapped in paper as a prosperity
donation.
In turn as your name leaves the top of
the list you will receive 15,625 letters
with donations amounting to $1,526.50.
Note: Is this worth a dime to you?
Have the faith your friend had and this
charm will not be broken.
Handwritten in black
ink on an 8 1/2 by 11 inch unlined sheet. In an envelope postmarked on Oct.
7, 1935 in Willard, Ohio. Addressed to Miss Gladys Dawson, 121 Thurston Ave.,
Bowling Green, Ohio. Return address: Gayle Riddle, Willard, O. Lines preserved
as above. No errors in text.
Entered by DWV, 8/13/2008.
me1935-10-07gd_sd_charm
The Paper Chain Letter Archive
Chain Letter Evolution.
The Gladys Dawson hoard. (gd)
Five items were enclosed in an envelope addressed to Gladys Dawson of Bowling
Green, Ohio.
(1) The above Send-a-Dime money chain letter
(2) a personal letter from Gayle Riddle to Gladys dated Oct. 6, 1935
(3) an undated handkerchief exchange chain letter from Gladys, xe1935-10-07gd_handk_s1n4q4
(4) a handkerchief exchange letter probably from Miss Leona Gurney of New
Haven, Ohio, xe1935u-gd_handk_s1n4q4_quick
(5) a handkerchief exchange chain letter probably from Mary Ellen McQuown
of Willard, Ohio, xe1935u-gd_handk_s1n4q4_long.
We call these four chain letters the Gladys Dawson horde (abbreviated "gd"
in the file names, after the date).