1908 Bluffton "love" letter postcard
We feel for Lewis S., who may have lived in Bluffton over a century ago.
In late March of 1908 he penned this postcard note to a Miss Lizzy Poffendick of Columbus.
The note reads:
“Why not answer my letter. Are you angry at me. If you are just let me know. I have been up here since Saturday and will stay two or three more days.
Best regards
Lewis S.”
The postmark reads:
Bluffton, Ohio,
Mar 23 (March)
4 p.m.
1908.
It was received in Columbus the next morning at 8 a.m.
That’s pretty quick service for 112 years ago. Would this post card today mailed from Bluffton to Columbus make the trip in 16 hours? Good question.
We know of no Lizzie Poppendick, or any person with that last name, who ever lived in Bluffton.
We did find a Lewis Santschi who graduated from Bluffton High School in 1908, but this card sounds like someone a bit older than a high school senior.
Obviously, there's much more to this story, but we doubt if we will ever find Miss Poppendick's reply postcard.
However, the interesting thing is that Lizzie saved the postcard because it eventually ended up on eBay and purchased in 2020.
Katherine Lord of Shorewood, Wisconsin, found this postcard online and sent it to the Icon.
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