Wild Postcards

This modern postcard is a reproduction of the movie poster for Slaves In Bondage (1937). In All Movie Guide, Jason Buchanan writes: “A police raid on a roadhouse leads to a war on vice that results in the downfall of a vicious gangster and the sadistic madam who runs his prostitution ring in this sordid crime drama from director Elmer Clifton. While she may be beautiful on the outside, on the inside Belle Harris (Florence Dudley) is a hateful monster who relishes the opportunity to turn innocent young girls into money-grubbing prostitutes as she oversees the day-to-day duties at the Berrywood Roadhouse. Though Belle may be a cold corrupter, her physically abusive boss, Jim Murray (Wheeler Oakman), is even worse. As the police close in on Murray’s lawless syndicate and his empire comes crumbling down, the truth comes out for all to see when the city reporters descend upon the hapless women he has so callously enslaved.”

This modern postcard is a reproduction of the movie poster for Slaves In Bondage (1937). In All Movie Guide, Jason Buchanan writes: “A police raid on a roadhouse leads to a war on vice that results in the downfall of a vicious gangster and the sadistic madam who runs his prostitution ring in this sordid [...]

“Champion Four Horse Hitch of Belgian horses and imported Bavarian beer wagon owned and used by The Leisy Brewing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, brewers of Leisy’s Light and Leisy’s Dortmunder type beers.” They would close for good by 1958, saying that they were taxed out of existence. While probably true, I think that their other problem was that their delivery methods were too slow.

This card was sent to Great-Grandma Charlotte Smith from Willoughby, Ohio (tagline: “The Courtesy City”) which, after seeing pictures on their website of a brass band playing in a gazebo, creeps me out. It looks like that episode from The Twilight Zone.

This card was sent by her sister Leola, who writes: “Well, Wendell (and) I are in Ohio at Ruth’s and about froze. Sure is chilly out here close to the lake. How is your arm is it cool at your place. Tell Pete not to look to (sic) long at the picture” — Pete being her name for Great-Grandpa Phil.

What really gets me is that the card was sent with no street address, just the city, and it got there.

“Champion Four Horse Hitch of Belgian horses and imported Bavarian beer wagon owned and used by The Leisy Brewing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, brewers of Leisy’s Light and Leisy’s Dortmunder type beers.” They would close for good by 1958, saying that they were taxed out of existence. While probably true, I think that their other problem [...]