rural free delivery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rural free delivery
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Wanamaker championed rural free delivery and won legislation that turned the post office into a place where people could park their savings.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2016
Turkish corners were the rage; puff-sleeved, pompadoured pinups from the pen of Charles Dana Gibson blossomed on college study walls; bicycling scorchers menaced pedestrians; and rural free delivery was about to be established by law.
From Time Magazine Archive
That control began shortly after the 1896 start of rural free delivery.
From Time Magazine Archive
The service, named after the old postal term rural free delivery, broadcast live from the expo for 16 hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1900 it was stated that the whole cost of the extension of the rural free delivery service could be met from the saving which would result from the elimination of the second-class mail abuses.—Ibid.,
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
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