1894 Chicago IL Cover Rouses Point NY Crofts & Reed Soap Advertising Machine Can

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United States

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Cover (Postal History)

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Single

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Postal History Item A printed advertising cover from Crofts & Reed, soap manufacturers in Chicago, Illinois, sent to Rouse's Point, New York, in 1894. The cover is franked with a 2-cent stamp and processed with a machine postmark. Addressee Information From: Crofts & Reed, Manufacturers of Medicated Toilet Soaps, 242 S. Robey Street, Chicago. To: Miss May Chilton, Rouse's Point, N. Y. Additional Features: The addressee's name and location are typewritten. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Printed Text: After Ten Days, return to CROFTS & REED, MANUFACTURERS OF Medicated Toilet Soaps, 242 S. ROBEY STREET, CHICAGO. Typewritten Text: Miss May Chilton, Rouse's Point, N. Y. Postmark (Front): CHICAGO ILL. AUG 17 7-30P 1894 Postmark (Back): ROUSES POINT N.Y. AM AUG 20 1894 Postal Route and Timeline Sent: Postmarked in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, August 17, 1894, at 7:30 PM. Received: Postmarked in Rouses Point, New York, on Monday, August 20, 1894. Travel Time: The transit period was approximately 2.5 days and included a Sunday. Approximate Travel Distance: The distance between Chicago, Illinois, and Rouses Point, New York, is approximately 800 miles. Historical Context This cover was mailed from Chicago just over a month after the conclusion of the Pullman Strike, a major nationwide railroad strike that had centered in the city and significantly disrupted mail service and commerce. By mid-August, the city was returning to normal operations. Geographic Context Sender Location: Crofts & Reed was a large mail-order business that sold soap and other household goods directly to consumers, often using a premium-based sales model. Their address at 242 S. Robey Street is now 242 S. Damen Avenue, located in Chicago's Near West Side. The site is now part of the Illinois Medical District, and the original factory building no longer exists. Recipient Location: Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, situated on the U.S.-Canada border at the northern end of Lake Champlain. In the 1890s, it was an important port of entry and a significant railroad junction.

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