Postmaster General backs rural parcels plan amid opposition
The Postmaster General outlines a rural parcels post proposal to aid small town merchants and farmers, arguing it will boost sales and cut delivery costs. A Senate bill backed by Senator Gurnham and President Roosevelt sets low rates for first pounds and added weight, with 38,000 rural routes serving over 15 million Americans. Meanwhile Montebello plans uniform street tree planting as a landmark community effort.
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Meyer
Boston
New York
Congress
United States
Express
Mall
Germany
Senator Gurnham
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
Montebello
Boyle Heights
Los Angeles
Montebel
Los Angeles Times
California
Meat and Poultry Prices and Produce Listings
The page lists varied goods including beef ribs T bone chucks and veal at multiple prices, eggs butter and creamery products, and a wide array of vegetables and fruits with unit counts and per-item pricing. It also contains unrelated literary excerpts describing担 scenes of poverty and a voyage anecdote about a shipboard gambler.
The Stingiest Man Moves On to Millionville
A fable set in Stringtown where the stingy man carts his household goods to the depot in 1920 to save postage. He recalls a habit from 1907 of sending sticker portraits of Washington Franklin and McKinley to a mail order firm, leading to the closure of seven local stores and his eventual decision to buy art stickers instead, as he resists the Monster in Millionville.
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A. D
Stringtown
Millionville
Metropolis
G. Washington
B. Franklin
W. McKinley
Nilssanville
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Boosts Uterine Health
Advertises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for numerous female ailments tied to uterine disease. Claims to strengthen nerves, improve sleep, and relieve anxiety and despondency. Also promotes Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels with easy dosage.
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Pierce
Hse
Dr. Pierce
St. Vitus
March Care for Gravel Walks Around Homes
Neatly kept paths around dwellings improve town appearance. March is ideal to turn over gravel walks weeded or mossy. Dig over deeply to expose roots to late freezes, then pack, shape, and roll if in use. If unused in winter defer until late March for best spring and summer condition. Ensure a slight center fall of two inches over five feet width.
Odd Bits From A Fragmented Page
The text mixes scenes of a tattered wanderer named Sandy Pikes and a joke about the initials F F V. It then reports Algiers olive trees with grafting under government auspices and high yields, noting trees up to 400 years old and a stated total of over five million wild olives. A final quip features a society man advising on conversation at a first ball.
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Don Beyis
Cornhill Magazine
Atlantic
Hoboken
New York Tribune
Algiers
New Paris rubbish receptacles eyed by locals and foreigners
Parisians mock the new rubbish and waste paper receptacles installed along boulevards priced near lamppost bases. Foreigners accustomed to home systems misplace waste elsewhere. Advocates led by M. Levee, municipal councilor for the Palais Royal district, hope public usage improves as understanding grows.
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Paris
M. Levee
Palais Royal
Vacant Lots Attract Weeds And Hidden Trash
On vacant lots weeds will conceal tin cans old bed springs and deceased cats. Areas with weed control see fewer discarded objects. Property owners nearby could improve sanitation by keeping weeds cut or plowed under.
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MR. Meyer
South H St
City Library
City Hall
Aberdeen
J. M. Walker
Hariet
the Herald
Parsnips Il
Brazil
Grain and Feed
Yakima
sitAerat
Washington
FISH
Boc
Europe
America
Scott Medical CO
Marion St
Seattle, Wash
Pacific Ave
Tacoma, Wash
Time Card Harbor
GELLE
Aberteri
Montesano
Hoguten
Mones
Montesany
Westport
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Elips Oe Ming
Pointe East
H. B. Elder
N.P. Ry
A.D. Charlton
A.G. Pla
N. PB. Ry. Co
Oqreven
Virginia
Chicago News
Dake
Baneghis Street
Brancisomn Calir
Aberdeen Undertaking Factory
Bowes & Randolph
Wishkah
505
Seventh Street
Washington, D. C
Aberdeen State Bank
Cor. Heron and
H Sts
General Commercial Banking
J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
Hayes & Hayes. Bankers (Incorporated
Amis
Telentane
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber
Heron Street
We. Kkth
E. Wishkah St
Wishkah St
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