How Parcel Post Rates Are Fixed for the Nation
The article explains the new parcel post system set to begin January 1 1913 detailing zone based rates per pound, a maximum weight of 11 pounds, and the use of distinctive parcel post stamps. It notes limitations on fourth class mail and planned postmaster guidance to patrons with emphasis on farm and factory product shipments.
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Edward B. Clark
United States
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Keokuk
Keothan
Parcel Post
Post Office
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
Maryland
William Sulzer
New York
Rules for Parcel Post Approves What May Be Sent by Mail
The Post Office details what articles may be mailed, packing standards, and rates across eight zones with a maximum weight of eleven pounds. Perishable items require careful packing and marking, while certain items like intoxicants poisons and inflammables are unmailable.
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Hitchcock
Parcel Post
Government Printing Office
Post Office Department
Washington
Postage Rates for Parcels Four Ounces and Under
Parcels weighing four ounces or less cost one cent per ounce or fraction, regardless of distance. Parcels over four ounces use the pound rate, with any fraction of a pound counted as a full pound, as shown in the table.
Advertising Man Rejects Mercury Theme Over Religion
A creative designer pitches a Mercury inspired speed image for an ad but the advertising manager rejects it. He frets that the illustration might mix with a religion and declines the concept as inappropriate.
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Mercury
Olympus
Greasing a Barrow Sparks a Lesson in Duty
A gang of Italian railway workers were seen greasing a wheelbarrow during earth removal. The boss halts the task after Pietro explains he did it on his own initiative. The worker admits no one told him, and is told to stick to his own job and not to meddle with machinery.
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Halloa
Pietro
Shimmerpate Faces Odd Pre Election Bet Penalty
A judge describes Shimmerpate trapped by a bet to eat his own hat. The hat is a fuzzy caterpillar lid, adding humor and a peculiar twist to the wager.
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Shimmerpate
Anything Else
A dialogue fragment shows a proposal where one partner demands the other renounce smoking drinking gambling swearing dancing and flirting as a condition for commitment. The exchange ends unfinished with unresolved tension.
Contract Fight Over Shakespeare Authorship
A police judge questions how a dispute began asking if Bac on wrote Shakespeare's plays. He plans to settle the authorship issue first and then determine fault, urging to swear in witnesses.
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Bacon
Clark
Isolated Suburbia Sparks Fearful Nightlife Question
In a playful exchange Mrs Gotham asks why the woman lives in a secluded area. Mrs Suburb replies that she remains near home because her husband fears being left alone in the evenings.
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Gotham
A Duacman
Suburb
These Boys Inquire On Howard and Coward Parry
A witty exchange notes Howard delaying marriage due to a late start yet claims he has a marrying income since sixty. Coward offers playful blessing and counters with the jest about timing and wealth.
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Howard
Domestic Peace Assured
A brief dialogue fragment shows a husband and wife discussing life insurance and marital harmony with terse, unfinished lines. The exchange hints at a conditional assurance of domestic peace tied to financial security.
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