Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Looking for Bears

These time saver cards can be pretty amusing.  The first one is from Sayner, Wisconsin, but appears to have been sent from Boulder Junction, Wisconsin.


The card was sent to Mrs. Jennie Weeks in Colfax, Illinois from her niece Ruth. The message reads:

Dear Aunt Jennie
The 30th we went out to look for bears. But we did not see a bear. The 28th we went to a lumber camp for dinner. love Ruth


Here's another time saver card, although this one doesn't have any check marks and was never sent.



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10 comments:

  1. SabrinaJune 13, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    I have one of these too, I had never seen one before or since. If I dig it up, I'll send you my image. I guess it's almost as quick as an email!

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  2. Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comJune 13, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    I get a big kick out of those cards too. I think we should bring them back.

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  3. Archie TechtJune 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    I'll bet little Ruth had a hearty dinner at the lumber camp, seen some pix of those spreads, looked like chopping down trees gave you one heck of an appetite. A Washington time saver card printed today would probably have some different categories to comment on and the option for alot more profanity...

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  4. TrishiaJune 13, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    I have a French version:)
    Have your ears been burning? Been talking about you.....!hahaha

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  5. Planet SusanniaJune 13, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    Is this idea for comfortable tourists sooo old...? :-)

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  6. HowardJune 13, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Lovely cards. I seem to recall I've seen some British versions of this style of card too.

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  7. AnnJune 13, 2012 at 6:55 PM

    i remember seeing similar style postcards when I was a child...haven't seen this style in forever!

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  8. RuthJune 14, 2012 at 12:52 AM

    How cool! I have never seen any like this before. I wonder if people would only use the format with out adding a personal message at the back?

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  9. AnonymousJune 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    I've never seen time saver cards before, they look handy (although a bit impersonal). I had to look up 'palsie-walsie': "if two people are palsy-walsy, they seem very friendly, usually in a way that is not sincere. Those two have been getting very palsy-walsy lately. She's all palsy-walsy with the boss these days." You don't want to have that option marked when you receive the card...

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  10. PostcardyJune 15, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    I like that type of card, but I'm not sure they save time when you consider the time it takes to read all the choices and decide on appropriate ones.

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