Luck chain letter (postcard). Ancient Prayer. "Make a wish." US, 1913.

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Make a wish an ancient Prayer.
O Lord Jesus I implore thee to bless
all man kind & keep from all Evil.
Take us to dwell with thee Amen.
This Prayer was sent to me Jan 21.1913
and is to be sent all over the world.
Copy it & see what will happen. It is
told in Jesus time all who wrote
it were delivered from all calamity.
Those who passed by were to meet
with misfortune. Those who copied
within 9 Days & mailed to 9 friends
will and the 9th Day receive some
great Joy. Dont break the Chain
and Sign no name.

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Picture postcard (amateur photo, squirrel on bench), no postmark or stamp. Addressed to Miss Esnel (?), 5455 Leland Av, Chicago, Ill. Written in black ink, lines as above. Sic: nonstandard cases (some corrected), "man kind", "keep from all", "will and the 9th Day" instead of "will on the 9th day". Ebay lot, entered by DWV, 10/16/2008.

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