Rural Free Delivery and Parcel Post

The post office's golden age overlapped with the progressive erra, which lasted from 18 90 to 12 o one early on ind that in that process, wana maker picked up on the disc tent that average americans were experiencing. So he laid the foundations for the great turn of the century postal innovations like rural free delivery and parcel post. He also laid the groundwork for something you hear a lot about to day. At a time when banks ignored the needs of many average citizens. The post office provided basic financial services to average people.