Stamp History Shows Postage's Long Rise From Private Firms
A London press note marks the world’s first postage stamp in 1840, tracing U.S. stamps from 1847. It covers private Anglo and American issues, prepayment, and later commemoratives, with figures on production, presidents honored, and notable series from Columbus to Lindbergh and Edison.
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Elmo Scott Watson
London
Bath
United States
New York
City Dispatch Post
Grelga Post
New York City
Post Office Department
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Taylor
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harding
Wilson
John Ericsson
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Winfield Scott
Alexander
England
France
Italy
Belgium
America
Gre
Lexington-Concord
White Plains
Green Mountain Bays
Vermont
Burgoyne
Valley Forge
Molly Pitcher
George Rogers Clark
General Sullivan
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Thomas Edison
Edison
Newfoundland
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Babylonia
Egypt
Chios
Woman Ends Life Over Unfulfilled Love in New York
In New York a 17 year old girl named Helen Navratiste died after gas was turned on in her room at St Mark's place following a threatened suicide over marriage to Paul Hudnik. Detectives found a note blaming herself for ruining Helen and Paul’s hopes. Bellevue hospital records show Paul was operated on for appendicitis earlier.
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New York
Helen
Lleleywig
Inttauligwa
Faml
Sauok
Fant Fourth Street
Paul Fludnik
Tle
St Mark's Place
Paul
Bellevue Hospital
Welen
Wefen
No. 63
St. Mark's Place
Inve
Fiejen
Paut
News Notes Reflect Utah State Progress and Local Happenings
The Utah state paid 6271 in bounty for predators in Millard county in 1929. Ogden outlines a weeklong program for the eleventh annual livestock show. Nephi Moroni highway work to finish a seven mile canyon link at 35000. Washington county grape growers weigh marketing grape surplus and possible juice production. Mandi National Forest Woolgrowers set Feb 1 meeting at Ephraim with planned range discussions. Emery County pushes for a sugar factory with beet guarantees and railroad link. Wasatch County inspectors review right of way for Heber Fruitland project. Millard County sees light snow after severe wind and dust, signaling potential wet season. Cedar City reports calmer weather aiding ranges. Coalville trims road budget, widening Weber river bridge. Salt Lake notes beneficial watershed moisture. Carbon County mulls county fair continuation.
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Millard County
Ogden
Iialtora
Ogden Livestock Show
Hotel Bigelow
ST. George
Washington County
Harden Bennion
State Department of Agriculture
Ephraim
Mandi National Forest Woolgrowers Association
Emery County
Elmo
Cleveland
Huntington
F. F. English
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Henry T. Coleman
Utah State Road Commission
Wasatch County
Daniels Canyon
Fillmore
Cedar City
Beaver
Iron
Washington
Coalville
Summit County
State Road Commission
Echo Canyon
Baskin
Emory
County Commission
Road Commission
Weber River
Wanzhip
Salt Lake
Landa
Cecil Alter
Weather Bureau
Man Kills Himself After Fears of Slow Death in Wyoming
S. E. Cepharen, a game warden in western Wyoming near Jackson Hole, shot and killed himself after fearing a slow death. His body lay in snow about three miles from a Jackson Lake camp, a note alleging self harm and a revolver found beneath him. Authorities recovered the scene and reported the incident to forest service officials.
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Salt Lake City
Pune Strickep
Iosa
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
S. E
Capharven
Forest Service
Cepharen
Petty
Jackson Lake
Acrobat Uses Skill to Burglarize Paris Homes
Pierre Dubois learned a profession from his father and became an acrobat. He was arrested by police as a second story man charged with climbing walls and taking 5000 francs from Paris homes. His parents were unaware he had learned the trade.
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Porla
Dpierre Dubois
Paul
Parte
Bachelor 629 Hunts for Agreeable Cronies
A bachelor pursues a circle of companions and gains skill in courting ready mates through social pursuit. The tale follows his evolving knack for selection and companionship, highlighting charm and social maneuvering.
Dr Pierce's Medicines Praised for Health Change
Mrs Dortha E Stiles of Salt Lake City testifies she felt fatigue and was run down in Joplin Missouri before using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tablets. She reports improvements with Lotion Tablets and Suppositories and now suffers no lingering pains.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joplin
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Laughter Adds to Beauty Yet Weeping Fades Away
The era’s proverb reflects humor as beauty’s ally, while sorrow is seen as fleeting. It highlights social belief that cheer improves appearance and mood, contrasting with crying as a temporary state.
California Fig Syrup Featured as Remedy for Child Constipation
A Los Angeles mother recalls California Fig Syrup aiding her son Leroy Young who suffered from weak stomachs, constipation, and biliousness. She credits the remedy with rapid improvement and notes its long standing trust, vegetable composition, and endorsement by leading physicians.
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Leroy Young
Georgia St
Los Angeles
Leroy
California
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Barcelona
Columbus
Columbua
la Rabids
Columbuas
Isabella
Mississippi
Buffalo
Fremont
Rocky Mountains
Louisiana
Hubert Rh
Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
John Smith
Alaska-Yukon
Palleades
Robert Fullen
Hudson River
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Ortha Washington
Girl
Eelen
Mediet
Prisce
Carbon County Commisssioners
Carbon County
Price City
Paris
Father cRagge
Sir Walter Raleigh
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Louisville, Ky
Sir Walter
Raleigh
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