Thursday, August 12, 2010

Another Letter From Thayer

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There are a lot of interesting things going on in this Thayer letter. The first paragraph alone is advertising gold:
Read the rest of this letter. It should not take you more than two minutes and if it will only save you one dollar, that will make your time worth while.
I've always wondered what my time was worth. Thanks, Thayer Manufacturing!

We also have the offhand reference to a printer's strike. I can't find any specific mention of a printer's strike going on in the US in 1921, with the exception of this small paragraph from Workday Minnesota:
The weekly newspaper of the Catholic archdiocese had been produced at a scab shop since the start of a printers’ strike in 1921. The printers had learned from Archbishop Dowling that he would prefer it be produced by union labor -- if they could find a suitable place to handle the job.
The second page has this cut panel taped over the top of the letter, reestablishing the time frame the receipt has to answer the ad, and I love the closing line:
Act now and you will make some real money- otherwise the other fellow wins.
Ominous!

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