Word: mail
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...office (University Hall) before 10 a. m. They will then be visited before one o'clock. The nature of illness and degree of urgency should be stated, also the number of room in building Reports requiring immediate attention should be sent by a messenger and not by mail...
...agitation in the city of Cambridge in favor of a change in the present arrangement of post offices. As was then explained, an effort has been made this fall so to change the present post offices that business men in the lower part of the city can have their mail addressed to Cambridge instead of to Cambridgeport. The first plan proposed, that of changing the name of this district to Old Cambridge in order that the down town district might obtain the much coveted name of Cambridge met with prompt, and it seems to us, just indignation, from the residents...
...divided between the two offices now in operation. If there is any difference at all a slight advantage probably rests with the Harvard Square office in general receipts and in money order business. One decided difference, however, exists. At Harvard Square some 1500 or more people call for their mail on Sunday mornings, while at the other office this element is but trifling...
...possibly take some step in the matter. Whatever plan, however, may be selected, will involve the removal of all delivery business from Harvard Square to a considerable distance. A sub-station for the sale of stamps and for money-order and registered letter business may be substituted, but all mail will come from the new station...
Some practical results of this step will be, that on Sundays mail must be called for at a distance, or not at all, that those who are not at home when registered and special delivery letters are brought by messengers, must go to a greater distance to obtain them, and finally that the delivery of all mails will be to a certain extent retarded unless an extra appropriation is provided for carriers' car fare...