Mrs. W. J. King lived in Newport, a town on the Christina River in northern Delaware.
In the Colonial era and the early 19th century, Newport was a center of shipping agricultural produce to eastern cities.
The coming of the railroad in 1837 led to Newport being eclipsed by the city of Wilmington.
The US postal Service established a post office in Newport in 1793.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Delaware
In August of 1916, Mrs. King received a postcard from Wilmer.
Wilmer wrote from Washington, DC.
The face of the postcard is adorned with a lovely pastel drawing of large roses which frame a clunky verse:
“May sweet content and happiness
Go hand in hand with you,
And always keep you company
Your future pathway through.”
The postcard was published by “The (flower) of Pink Perfection”; it was printed circa 1914.
It seems that Wilmer may have neglected his correspondence.
On the reverse, he writes, “You see I did not forget you.”
One hopes that Mrs. King was glad to hear from Wilmer and was delighted by the postcard.
