{"newspaper_name": "Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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The examiners appointed to decice upon
the merits of the models Of letter scales for
the Post Office department have given
their judgment in favor Of the scales Of
fered by Messrs. Holland & Davis, of Bos-
ton. The scale recommended is said to
have been used by the Romans. 1t is the
common steel yard, fixed upon platform,
and has the advantage Of combining sensi-
tiveness with celebrity.