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January 1, 1903
Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
What is this article about?
Mrs. Charles Smith of Edgerton, Ohio, delivers rural mail on a 27-mile route, serving 118 families and 60 daily papers daily since July 1 without missing a trip, while managing household duties.
Merged-components note: Image is the photograph of Mrs. C. Smith described in the text about carrying rural mail.
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Carries Rural Mail
Mrs. Charles Smith, of Edgerton, Ohio, carries the mail on a rural free delivery route. Her route is known as No. 2, out of Edgerton. Her home is a mile and a half from the postoffice, where she must go to receive the mail before starting out on the route, which is twenty-seven miles long. One hundred and eighteen families live along the route and sixty daily papers are delivered by her, to say nothing of the lot of letters and postal cards. Mrs. Smith began to work on the route on July 1 and has not missed a single trip. She attends to her household duties before starting from home. She carries her dinner and feed for her horse. Mrs. Smith is a woman of robust health and has enjoyed many educational advantages.
MRS. C. SMITH.
Mrs. Charles Smith, of Edgerton, Ohio, carries the mail on a rural free delivery route. Her route is known as No. 2, out of Edgerton. Her home is a mile and a half from the postoffice, where she must go to receive the mail before starting out on the route, which is twenty-seven miles long. One hundred and eighteen families live along the route and sixty daily papers are delivered by her, to say nothing of the lot of letters and postal cards. Mrs. Smith began to work on the route on July 1 and has not missed a single trip. She attends to her household duties before starting from home. She carries her dinner and feed for her horse. Mrs. Smith is a woman of robust health and has enjoyed many educational advantages.
MRS. C. SMITH.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Rural Mail Carrier
Woman Mail Delivery
Edgerton Ohio
Daily Route
Household Duties
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Charles Smith
Where did it happen?
Edgerton, Ohio
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Charles Smith
Location
Edgerton, Ohio
Event Date
July 1
Story Details
Mrs. Charles Smith manages a 27-mile rural mail route out of Edgerton, Ohio, delivering to 118 families and 60 daily papers, without missing a trip since starting on July 1, while handling household duties and maintaining robust health.