Dear Mister Ward Research

A biweekly (for now) summary of what I've found while researching the letters including photos, profiles, stories, and more.

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Relax...Be Natural...Just Talk

A brief history of Cy Frailey's Better Letter Clinics of the 1930s including a video cut together of a 1940s filmstrip with vinyl record accompaniment.

May 25 •

The Trails Gal vs the Super-brain Hunter-Uppers

An introduction to Nellie Manley Buck a female news editor from the 1920s-1940s

Mar 16 •

Smooth Sailing and Sheared Wit

The probably incomplete history of a 1920s complaint letter that went viral and ended up in a book called Dear Mister Ward.

Feb 24 •

Must Love Strawberries and Pink Nosed Rabbits

The happily ever after ending to a letter from the Lonely Hearts section of Dear Mister Ward

Feb 2 •

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