Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1917 — When Postage Cost $lO an Ounce. [ARTICLE]

When Postage Cost $lO an Ounce.

San Francisco has an Interesting history. The first settlement dates from 1776. The United States flag was raised over the town in 1846. Two years later the city had an estimated population of 20,000, caused by the inrush of fortune seekers. The first regular overland mail communication with the East was established by pony express in 1860, the charge for postage being $5 for half an ounce. —Popular Science Monthly.