May 21, 2015
As anyone who collects vintage postcards probably knows, what is written on the postcard is often more interesting than the postcard itself. Case in point. Here we have a 1909 postcard from Spokane in which a dejected young lady is writing to her not-so-attentive romantic interest, flavored with slightly passive-aggressive undertones. It reads: "I attended church and Sunday School yesterday but failed to see you as expected. If I do not see you this is only to let you know that I still think of you in the same old way. I am leaving town tonight for the Academy again. -Flo"