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friendly letters our correspondents know something
In friendly letters our correspondents know something about us beforehand, but in business we may be writing to perfect strangers, who can only judge of us by the figure we cut on a sheet of note-paper.
— from The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. by Various

Forest Lodge or Camp Kaweah should
Guests of the Giant Forest Lodge or Camp Kaweah should have their mail addressed care of either resort, but Sequoia National Park must be added as the post-office addressed.
— from Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Department of the Interior

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