Beginning in 1863, free city delivery meant the need for having street addresses on mail. Over the following decades, smaller and smaller cities/towns were permitted to have city delivery (based on population/$volume). Cities used these auxiliary markings on mail lacking street addresses. They are fairly common, but have a variety of wordings.
Indianapolis, Indiana got city delivery June 4, 1869 and was using this "Have your mail / Addressed / to street and No" in September 1869.


And a wordy marking from Palo Alto, California:


Shelbyville, Indiana, started city delivery in 1892 and still reminding people 15 years later: no doubt a locally-made device.


Green Castle, Indiana, started city delivery in 1902: "If you wish ..." Wonderful phrasing!


And a common slogan machine cancel applied to normal mail:
