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Conger Reynolds correspondence, March 1-17, 1918

1918-03-06 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 4

check rather than unmarked silver was, I hope, not really without its pleasant features. You surely will not be bothered by the check when you realize how much more suitable it was under the extraordinary circumstances. "Me and Con" or "Marry Christmas" will do elegantly for the revised name of your silver pattern? Or we might call it "Mrs. Con" after you. The pattern is really exquisite, and we ought to continue it for your Sunday-go-to-meeting outfit. Buy the knives and forks and other pieces as you want to, paying for them either out of the check account at Iowa City or the allotment fund. You surely have spoons in abundance. I avoid with difficulty the making of an obvious pun about the kind of time there'll be at our house. 
From time to time I want to pick up things over here to take back. Unless I have you to help me select, I'll probably not go in very deep on household things, but there are some articles particularly

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check rather than unmarked silver was, I hope, not really without its pleasant features. You surely will not be bothered by the check when you realize how much more suitable it was under the extraordinary circumstances. "Me and Con" or "Marry Christmas" will do elegantly for the revised name of your silver pattern? Or we might call it "Mrs. Con" after you. The pattern is really exquisite, and we ought to continue it for your Sunday-go-to-meeting outfit. Buy the knives and forks and other pieces as you want to, paying for them either out of the check account at Iowa City or the allotment fund. You surely have spoons in abundance. I avoid with difficulty the making of an obvious pun about the kind of time there'll be at our house. From time to time I want to pick up things over here to take back. Unless I have you to help me select, I'll probably not go in very deep on household things, but there are some articles particularly