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Comic chickens breakfast in bed, Maysville, MO, 1907

Subjects
BirdsComics & Humor
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Comic chickens breakfast in bed, Maysville, MO, 1907, Miss Ruth Launders, TX, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Comic chickens breakfast in bed, Maysville, MO, 1907, Miss Ruth Launders, TX, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Two white hens sit propped against pillows in a brass-and-iron bed, each holding a cup and saucer. A breakfast tray with pancakes, toast, and soft-boiled eggs rests on the counterpane, and a framed sign on the wall reads "BREAKFAST IN BED CHARGED EXTRA." The joke turns on hotel charges for breakfast brought to the room, a familiar comic-postcard theme in the early 1900s. The sender's note to "Rooster Jane" keeps the barnyard pun going, complaining about prickly pear cactus splinters and recalling a good time at Chautauqua, then a popular circuit of traveling lectures and entertainments.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Dear Rooster Jane! - This is from "Slow-but sure?". I was glad to hear from you but I do hate to write letters. It takes so much time. I received your prickly pear cactus, but I wished I hadn't about 2 min. after I did get it. I was picking splinters the rest of the day. I have the lilies from Lill[?] and anything from[?]. We had a splendid time at Chautauqua - my haste in writing and my bad pen. [?] card me soon. Yours [?]

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
BREAKFAST IN BED CHARGED EXTRA
PostmarkedMaysville, MO, August 26, 1907, 20:00
Addressed to
Miss Ruth Launders

Straiford, TX

Postcard record

Postmarked, Maysville, MO
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
SeriesOilette
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Ruth Launders, Straiford, TX
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white margin at edges; light corner and edge wear; "Art. Sig. Ellam" artist signature and pencil annotation identifying the artist's signature in the lower corners. Postmark: MAYSVILLE 8 PM 26 AUG 1907 MO. Divided back; Tuck's Oilette; printed in England; pencil message; light toning/edge wear.

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Comic chickens breakfast in bed, Maysville, MO, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-chickens-breakfast-in-bed-maysville-mo-1907. Accessed November 3, 2026.