This was a unique one! Tucked in with the other Maher Postcards was this cutout of a girl in a ruffly dress. The back showed it was part of an advertisement for Singer Sewing Machines. I poked around the internet and found a copy of the full card posted with a copyright date of 1902, and the store printed on the back indicates an address in Buffalo. Sure enough, I found a newspaper ad for that exact store.
Not bad to put all the pieces together so easily! I still have no idea why grandma had these postcards or why this advertisement was cut out and saved along with them, but it’s definitely interesting enough to share.