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Rural free-delivery, taken in connection with the telephone, the bicycle, and the trolley, accomplishes much toward lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the role of rural free-delivery in reducing farm isolation and improving rural life.

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