The Postal Service Pioneers Of America’s Modern Transport
A historical overview of the U S Postal Service tracing its role from colonial mail routes to modern air and rail networks. It highlights milestones such as the first post roads, universal postal subscriptions, free city delivery, rural routes, and the growth of air mail and mail transportation methods along with vast annual mail volumes and equipment used.
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America
United States
New York
Boston
New York-Philadephia
Baltimore
Benjamin Franklin
England
Scotland
Richard Fairbanks
Point Barrow
Alaska
Fasteness
Montgomery Blair
Universal Postal Union
Postal Savings Banks
San Francisco
Post Office Department
United States Postal Service
Postal Service
Atlas
Unitah
Utah
Arctic
Nome
Arctic Circle
Pony Express
Fort Kearney
Direct From Grower To You Burley Tobacco Ad
An old fashioned tobacco advertisement touts Old Kentucky Burley Tobacco as the finest crop with ripe leaves and mellow flavor. It claims superior aging and scents, urging customers that they have never tasted finer tobacco.
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Kentucky
Old Kentucky Burley Tobacco Five Pound Offer
An advertisement from the Independent Tobacco Growers Association promotes Old Kentucky Burley tobacco sold direct from growers. It touts chemical free leaf, traditional prep, and a 50 percent saving by avoiding taxes and middlemen. Orders for five pounds cost 1.00 dollar cash or money orders. samples available at 35 cents. shipments from Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Burley Tobacco
Independent Tobacco Growers Association
McClure Bldg
Frankfort
Bolero ensemble with printed crepe for daytime wear
Full sleeves add width to shoulders in a bolero ensemble. The yoke tie belt and puffed undersleeve are plain crepe while the bolero jacket and frock use flower design printed crepe.
At Last She Is Unmasked First Man in Art Museum
A humorous two man exchange unfolds as one man unveils a Mona Lisa moment and the other jokes the dame’s smile echoes his wife’s when she suspects him of lying.
Typographical Gems Signal Discrimination Debate
A terse Alabama paper notes a typographical gaffe equating liberal discrimination with gentlemen or legislators, highlighting an editorial wobble over language and bias in public discourse.
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Alabama Paper
Morning After the Party Breakfast Tray Feature
A breakfast tray set sits cool and white with an appetizing look and a tiny full brown red nose knob on each cover, as described by Palm Beach News.
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Palm Beach News
Moore's Genius Judged In Many Ways, Orgonian Says
The Portland Morning Oregonian remarks on Mr. Moore as a figure of many talents, noting his ability to be analyzed from multiple angles and disciplines. The piece highlights his reputation and the varied interpretations his work invites.
Greta Garbo Risked Sweden Before Hollywood Move
A Worcester Evening Gazette item notes Greta Garbo was a danger in Sweden prior to her leap to Hollywood, with brief reference to a related ad or shop listing in Philadelphia’s Inquirer mentioning a "Second-Hand Flattery" tombstones seller.
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Greta. Garbo
Sweden
Hollywood
Worcester
Mass
Evening Gazette
Weil
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wee Playhouse Rehearses Ladies of the Jury in New York
The Wee Playhouse has begun rehearsals for the three act play Ladies of the Jury opening soon in Alfred New York. The production team notes the cast and director are finalizing scenes and stage cues.
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The
Wee Playhouse
Ladies of the Jury
Alfred
New York
Vacancy Notice At Oregon Trail Church
The Oregon Trail Churchman notes gratitude to Rev. M. G. Tennyson for supplying the vacancy caused by Mr. Sturges’ appendix for three Sundays.
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M. G. Tennyson
Sturges
Oregon Trail
Kester Proposes Budget Balancing Possibilities
Dr. Kester outlined several balancing ideas in a budget discussion reported by the Winston-Salem Twin City Sentinel. The article notes potential approaches but does not specify concrete actions or outcomes.
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Kester
Arebsolaum
Winston-Salem
N. C
Twin City Sentinel
Putting Teeth in Jig Saws at Herkimer Jail
Sheriff Leo Lawrence says jig saw puzzles serve inmates at Herkimer County Jail to pass time and maintain their molars according to a New York American report.
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Herkimer County
Leo Lawrence
New York American
Neighborly Dispute Echoes Over Household Washing
A terse exchange reflects a neighbor dispute about where a family washes laundry. One party asserts the family uses the yard. the other asserts they wash in the bathroom. The dispute centers on privacy and property usage.
Father and son debate settling down with chickens
A humorous dialogue contrasts a son’s wish to settle down and raise chickens with the father’s quip to try owls whose hours suit him better. The exchange reflects simple rural wit and domestic ambition.
How She Lost 29 Pounds In Three Months
Mrs Thelma Gravely of Roseville California writes she used Kruschen Salts with dieting and shed 29 pounds in 3 months. The ad promotes half teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast, claims a four week jar is inexpensive and offers money back if dissatisfied, with Kirkpatrick Pharmacy selling in Whitewright.
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Thelma Gravely
Roseville
Calif
Whitewright
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
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Texas
Greenville, Texas
the Sun
Bolero Couembol
Kentucky Burley Tobacco
Paul Stephens Office
NYAL
Kirkpatrick
Gomer May
Lone Star
Community For Natural Gas Co
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