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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
10
The homes page of next Sunday's Post promises selections of special Xmas gifts for women and girls. It features designs for card cases and other seasonal presents.
Washington December 12 Postmaster General Hitchcock announced rules for the new parcels post system to start January 1. Rates begin at five cents for the first pound within 50 miles, rising through eight zones to a maximum of 12 cents per pound. Insurance costs 10 cents per parcel with indemnity up to 50 dollars, stamps issued in 12 denominations, and parcels post maps and guides sold at cost.
The Post Office Department will move mails with dispatch and train staff to master the new system. Mr. Hitchcock urged the public to learn the service details before use. Regulations permit parcels up to 11 pounds and six feet in length or girth, excluding books, to be mailed for delivery nationwide, with rural home delivery included.
Rear Admiral W C Cowles, brother in law of Colonel Roosevelt and commandant of the U S Naval Station in Honolulu, will be relieved February twenty first. Unofficial word says he will become commander of the Pacific fleet, with no available information on his successor.
Fuller C. Smith, national examiner for Vermont, Western Massachusetts and part of Maine, has forwarded his resignation to the comptroller of the currency in Washington. He has held the post for four years.
Calais, Me. December 12 Oswald Gove a 17 year old hunter was fatally injured when his gun discharged after slipping from his grasp. He was the son of Everett Gove and died on a hunting trip.
Charles B Leonard, a well known West Roxbury merchant, died at his home 6 Maple Street. He was 66 and survived by his widow and one daughter.
Mr. Whitman discusses labor relations and rejects profit sharing as impractical for large plants. He argues competition underpins talent and wages, cites the law of supply and demand, and insists labor is a natural right and essential to prosperity.
Edward Fallon of 10 North Avenue Roxbury was appointed juvenile probation officer for the Roxbury District Court succeeding John A Regan who died two weeks ago.
A dated advertisement promotes a free method to treat rupture without operation. It invites readers to mail a coupon for a brochure, proof of treatment, and information claiming the cure is possible for all rupture types regardless of age, health, or prior surgery, with the agent listed as W. S. Rice at 62-AB Main St Adams, N. J.
Musterole advertised as a trusted remedy for croup and many ailments, claiming rapid relief without skin injury. It targets sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis and more with chest and throat application and offers 25c 50c and 2 50 hospital sizes plus mail order options from Cleveland Ohio. A testimonial from Mrs H F Stoddard of Queen's Park London supports its efficacy.
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