单词 | post road |
例句 | It didn’t follow any Indian trails or colonial post roads. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I see there’s a school four miles down. And there’s a ride she can catch at the post road, three-quarter mile from here.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In the Constitution, they gave Congress the authority to establish post offices and post roads, recognizing that newspapers made up much of the mail. View from Oregon: Journalism makes a big difference | Save the Free Press 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z A Scottish engineer invented a way to cheaply pave roads in the 1830s, and in the 1850s an overland, pan-European postal service was established that relied on “post roads” with stations for changing horses. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z With the creation of so-called post roads, the Postal Service quite literally connected communities. How the Postal Service helped shape a California town named Peanut 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1790, he urged Congress’s “establishment of the militia, of a mint, of standards of weights and measures, of the post office and post roads.” Perspective | Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Is the authority to charter private corporations necessarily included in the delegated power to regulate commerce among the several states, or to establish post roads? Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The approach from the post road was by a carriage drive next to the Rotunda, between two beech trees, from which hung suspended a sign with the Wentworth Arms. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z There is a picturesque old inn beside a post road in New Jersey with a five-storied martin house set up on a pole above its quaint swinging sign. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z In 1790, however, there were only seventy-five post offices in the thirteen states, and less than 2,000 miles of post roads. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Its length is uncertain, but the chase was seen at Red Kirk near Annan in Scotland, distant by the post road about forty-six miles. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Nor can this power be claimed under the constitutional provision for the establishment of post offices and post roads. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z The first of these, as well as the shortest and most direct, was the main post road which reaches the city by the gate or garita of San Lazaro on the east. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z In France the post roads were part of the postal system of the country, and the question occurs, by what means were letters conveyed within Canada during the period of French rule? The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The Constitution gave Congress power to establish post offices and post roads, and when the new government was established, the postal service was reorganized and extended. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Commerce was stimulated by securing safe transportation along the post roads, by a system of canals connecting the Seine and the Loire, and by commercial treaties with foreign states. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z This is all the outlay the government chooses to incur for the imperial post roads leading to the principal towns of the empire. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z During his term in the senate he was a member of the following standing committees: Indian affairs, post office and post roads, public lands, military, finance. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z A question of much interest is suggested by the fact that the post road between Montreal and Quebec had its origin during the French regime. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Under the post road law seventeen projects have been agreed upon, and to date ten have been approved, three disapproved, two pending and two in preparation. Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 2011-02-23T03:00:35.127Z Not long after the Russian railroad across Siberia was opened, Mr. Bates traveled along it to Irkutsk, and thence by sledge along the old post road to Urga in Mongolia. The Riverside Bulletin, March, 1910 Houghton Mifflin Books for Spring and Summer 2011-02-23T03:00:32.690Z There was in 1660 a direct but irregular post between London and some of the larger provincial towns, but there were no cross posts between two towns not being on the same post road. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone All the post roads converged on London, and there were no cross posts. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Four of them agreed to watch the road from a hill above, while Paulding, Van Wart, and David Williams were to conceal themselves in the bushes beside the stream and near the post road. Elsie on the Hudson "The congress shall have power to establish post offices and post roads." The Unconstitutionality of Slavery He reported that it would be the means of destroying the post road. Carmen Ariza Letters could only circulate from one post road to another through London, and such circulation through London involved additional rates of postage. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone This time the Germans not only repulsed all these attacks, but promptly launched a counterattack near Vidzy, a little country town on the Vilna-Dvinsk post road, capturing thereby some 300 men. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War To establish post offices and post roads: 8. Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time The route by Rheims would have been better, because Varennes was off the post road. Lectures on the French Revolution The practice of sending packages of letters through the mails to agents, for distribution, has not entirely superseded the transmission of letters, over post roads, out of the mails, by the expresses. Cheap Postage Because the government establishes post roads, it could not be inferred that the government had the power to aid in transmitting intelligence to all quarters of the globe. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage The Slav folk down in the shanties by the post road are about the only light-complected ones in this neighborhood. The Thing from the Lake "Just the same post road as before," said Francis preoccupiedly, letting the machine out till they were going at some unbelievable speed an hour. I've Married Marjorie Poppleby was a much larger place than Downhill, on the post road to London. The Carbonels When we had climbed out of Zara by the old post road, begun by Venice and finished by Austria, our way lay among the famous cherry-trees which have made Zara rich. My Friend the Chauffeur The chairman of the committee on post offices and post roads of the United States Senate is Senator Townsend, of this State. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 It is said that the attempt will be made along the post road to Orleans, it being now considered impossible, as was at first intended, to open communications by the Havre railroad. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris "Well, it doesn't matter to me what post road," remonstrated Marjorie, beginning rather against her will to laugh a little, as she had been used to do with Francis. I've Married Marjorie Well, you might say most will make it, for they keep the post roads open. Red-Robin The Alpine post roads are mostly cut in or built out upon the steep mountain sides. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum On the post road, beyond Horse Neck in Connecticut, they had a more serious adventure. In the Days of Poor Richard The old post road runs parallel to the line of this hole, and forms the western boundary of the Woodvale links. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life They covered the field of foreign relations, interstate and foreign commerce, fiscal and monetary system, post office and post roads, patents and copyrights, and jurisdiction over certain specified crimes. Our Changing Constitution The solid foundation beneath was worn with hollows and ridges, that vividly recalled the oukhabas of the post road. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life In the House the measure went to the committee on post office and post roads; and there rested. Manual of Ship Subsidies The old post road between New York and Albany was, for the greater part of the way, but a rough belt through a virgin forest. The Conqueror My morning walk, when the weather will admit of walking, is along the old post road lined with woods and at the foot of our little lane or entrance to farm. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" Across the plain ran the post road, naked and bare. Further Foolishness The next tale takes us to the neighbourhood of Belford, and out upon the old post road from London to Edinburgh. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day Turnpike and post roads were speedily extended all over the country, and even the rugged mountain districts of North Wales and the Scotch Highlands became as accessible as any English county. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain The post road was again empty, and the car moved as steadily as a watch. The Scarlet Car As she found now, the St. Bernard was quite impracticable, but admittedly a post road was kept open over the Simplon. The Market-Place The man stopped to ask the way from Itch, who pointed down the post road over the plain. Further Foolishness To which Frank Henley shrewdly answered, that the book of post roads, in his hand, informed him government was in reality every where the inn-keeper; and reserved to itself the profits of posting. Anna St. Ives The post road runs zigzagging down into Italy and is said to provide a very fine bob or toboggan run. Ski-running But after we're across the bridge," urged the chauffeur, "we needn't keep to the post road no more. The Scarlet Car But under authority of this clause congress has established some post roads. Studies in Civics In the second and in the final draft of the document the words "and post roads" were added, by a vote of six States to five, without debate, according to Madison's notes. The United States of America, Part 1 The establishment of post offices and post roads, and the protection of authors and inventors through legislation on patents and copyrights, are also functions of Congress. Problems in American Democracy In a moment the order to advance was issued, and the column debouched upon the post road leading toward Princeton. Janice Meredith The money is apportioned among the states on the basis of area, population, and the extent of post roads in the state. Community Civics and Rural Life These are regularly selected, however, and declared to be post roads before they are used as such. Studies in Civics There are two post roads from Paris to Lyons, one of sixty-five posts, by the way of Moulins; the other of fifty-nine, by the way of Dijon in Burgundy. Travels through France and Italy He lived most of the time on a ridge behind the 'Fales place,' an abandoned farm on the east of the old post road. Secret of the Woods This modern place of entertainment stood on the left-hand side of the post road, and backed upon the Rhone. The Count of Monte Cristo The Federal Aid Road Act appropriated 75 million dollars to aid states in improving their "rural post roads," and 10 million dollars for the construction and maintenance of roads in the national forests. Community Civics and Rural Life Does the power to establish post roads, authorize congress to make internal improvements? Studies in Civics |
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