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In 1913, an Ohio couple sent their eight-month-old son to his grandmother through the postal service

In 1913, an Ohio couple sent their eight-month-old son to his grandmother through the postal service

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In the year 1913, the US Postal Service unveiled Parcel Post, permitting the mailing of bigger packages. Ingenious parents even started shipping their small children to reduce travel expenses, gaining notoriety when six-year-old May Pierstorff was dispatched 73 miles away. This phenomenon sparked…

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