From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 23, 1914: Indianapolis housewives and businessmen who have been accustomed to receiving mail from obliging postmen at the rear or side doors must arrange to have the carriers call only at the front entrances. Indianapolis Postmaster Robert E. Springsteen has issued circulars to the carriers stating that after November 15 all mail deliveries are to be made at front entrances. A door slot or a private mail receptacle must be provided for the mail at the front entrance to a home or business as carriers will no longer ring the bell, wait thirty seconds, ring again, and if there is no response write on the mail “Bell Not Answered.” Experience has shown that the use of mail receptacles will save from a half hour to one hour on each carrier route.