Jean Clark’s husband was in the Army, stationed overseas. But that didn’t mean he didn’t stay in touch.
This telegram was sent to Jean while she was stationed at Lake Washington Naval Air Station. It shows her husband’s sense of humor, even as he’s sending her a “love” letter:
Fondest love darling. You are more than ever in my thoughts at this time. Please send me one hundred dollars. Lewis E. Clark.
Maybe telegraphs were the text messages of their day? Minus the emoticons, of course.
The telegraph comes from the collection of Jean Clark.
Hinges of History 
I always wanted to get a telegram. Granted many of them were sad, but quite a few were fun like this. I always feel as if I missed out.
Yes, many were for bad news, but we’ve also seen those that are quite mundane (meet me at x place tomorrow). I love the humor in this one.