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PostcardEntry/Object ID
LU203.6Description
Postcard that was bought from the Jackson General Store in Palmer, MN. Material: paper. Description: color postcard; four cartoon people in red roadster car; caption: "If you want to have a good time, come to Palmer, Minn."; postcard dated dated November 9, 1914.Context
Segurd Jackson built a general store across the road or section line from the Palmer Creamery, in the SW corner of the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 18, Blooming Grove Township, Palmer. The store was kept in operation until 1920, the same year that the creamery shut down. Having the store across from the creamery worked out well for Segurd Jackson. The creamery brought in a lot of business for him. Children walking to school (school district #5) would also stop in to buy candy. My great aunt Alma Larson who attended District Number 5 school talked about stopping in at the Jackson store on her way back home. While this general store was in operation, on March 12, 1895, Segurd Jackson was appointed by Wilson G. Bissell the Postmaster General of the United States of America to be Postmaster of Palmer. He held this office until rural mail delivery was started in 1903. Because the store and the creamery were not located down by Palmer Station, Segurd would need to meet the passenger train which was about 3/4 of a mile west every day and bring the mail to the store where he would then sort and distribute. At that time trains carried the mail on their mail cars. Information provided by Robert Hagen.Cataloged By
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Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationCreate Date
March 9, 2016Update Date
November 21, 2024