Another Exaggerated Themed Post Card

This is another of Edward H. Mitchell's exaggerated themed post cards. I find it amazing that back in 1909 (the copyright on the post card - upper left-hand corner - is from that year) He could superimpose a picture of some Navel oranges onto a gondola of a Southern Pacific Railroad and have it look pretty realistic. This is already an incentive for someone to buy the post card to send it off to a friend. But, then Mr. Mitchell added the line across the top: "1881 - A CARLOAD OF NAVEL ORANGES FROM ___________". The purchaser could then inform the receiver that the sender was in a particular city. This would really work well if the receiver was not living in California. This particular sender is telling his sister that he is somehow suffering from a facial condition that is making his face fatter and bothersome. To quote him, "every day it bothers me and I look fierce." I wonder if he got stung by a bee or is alergic to Navel oranges???

Anyway, here is the back of the card. It turns 114 years old in three days; very similar to the Edmward H. Mitchell post card that I posted on July 17th.