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By means of money orders people may deposit money in the post-office at which they mail their letters, and have it paid at the office to which their letters are addressed The fourth assistant postmaster-general has charge of the rural free delivery system,--a very important service.

—Elements of Civil Government

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the literary culture
scholarly attainment

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You heard him tell me to guard the place A part of Jim's day's work, after his letters were answered and written in the morning, was to tramp over every portion of the job. — Still Jim
MARLOW, October Dear ones at home: Your letters were all received this afternoon. — The Right Knock A Story
His extensive acquaintance enabled him to gather the earliest information, and his letters were always considered among the most reliable. — Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive
To be used "against every evil rune lay, and one full of elvish tricks, writ for the bewitched man, this writing in Greek letters: Alfa, Omega, Iesvm, BERONIKH. — Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing
Why have you not tried to get help through your friends, Mrs. Waller I have written and written but never an answer from a soul and now I realize the letters were always seized by this man Harper. — Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman