Parcels Post Opens New Era of Government Service
Uncle Sam unveils parcels post on January 1 with rates far below private carriers, wide rural delivery, and eight postal zones. The plan shifts small package business to the government, expands allowable weights to 11 pounds, and includes fragile and perishable items under strict packing rules.
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Thele Sam
United States
Territories
Bam
General
Express Bunthena
Uniers
Washington
America
Philippine
Areca
Postoffice Department
By Express
Congress
Merae
Ifetanes
Kila
Frente
Flies Implicated in Polio Spread Cited by Rockefeller Lab
New York researchers report that several insects especially house flies can transmit infantile paralysis. Drs. Howard and Clark of the Rockefeller Institute announce in The Journal of Experimental Medicine that flies and some parasites carry the virus after feeding on infected material, though mosquitoes showed negative results. House flies may carry the virus from half to three quarters of a mile from release, remaining infectious for days on their bodies.
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New York
Dra. Copeland
Howlett and
Merriman
Uncle Sam Seeks Candy Maker for Chemistry Lab
Washington bureau of chemistry issues a call for a candymaker to also aid in cleaning laboratory apparatus. The appointed person will split time between candy production and laboratory work with no promotion path. Examination held January 8 offers about 3900 a year.
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Washington
Bureau of Chemistry
Bureau
Piper
Rhodesia quarrel over love tests brothers and sisters
Their Quandary shows Jack and Kitty in a tangle of pride and fear as they fear offending each other after a quarrel about who loved the other more. The note recalls Rhodesia under the British South Africa Company chartered in 1889 and its vast territory comparable to Texas and several states. The German government is said to seek a tobacco trade monopoly.
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Orst
Hitchcock
United States
Wight
Peters
Rhodesia
British South African Company
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Stamp details reveal parcels post issues and denominations
The article outlines 168 distinct stamps for parcels post, including twelve prepaid postage stamps and five postage due stamps. It describes bright red regular stamps, green postage due stamps, and various denominations from 1 to 20 cents and beyond, with designs depicting postal workers, rural carriers, and manufacturing scenes.
System at Last A Realities Result of Long Effort
The parcels post becomes official after years of debate and study. Senator Bourne led the push with Postmaster General Hitchcock, citing growth of demand and comparisons with England France and Germany. The new system expands the fourth class of mail to include merchandise with weights up to eleven pounds, aligning with several nations while others permit higher limits. Civic groups like the Postal Express League and Parcels Post League pressed for expansion, with the Bennett rural parcels post bill of 1908 marking early serious consideration.
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United States
England
France
Germany
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
Senate Committee On
Hitchcock
Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Congress
Bourne
Italy
Chile
New Zealand
Cuba
Netherlands
Austria
Belgium
America
Postal Express League
Boston
Parcels Post Organization
New York
Parcels Express League
Bennett Rural Parcels Post
The Odor He Missed and a Manchester Bet
The Strand notes Bishop Welldon’s wit at a Manchester luncheon with Sir Herbert Tree. Tree explains a bet about passing 400 doctors, only 399 met, and the dean quips that they missed the odor of sanctity. Paraguay grows coffee.
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Strand
Bishop Welldon
Manchester
Herbert Tree
Mr. Tree
One Phase of War Noted in Ground Armes Medley
Bertha von Bulmer describes ambulance crews in a fierce battle near a hill at dusk. Wounded march under smoke as exhausted troops endure two days without food, water scarce, and aid nearly spent. Relievers push through wreckage, tend wounds, and face the grim aftermath with dead, dying, and scavenging figures amid ruined towns and torn forests.
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Armes
Bertha von Bulmer
Cam
Ulster Scots and Irish Pride in Ulster Protestant Views
Ulster Protestants are Irish in sentiment, proud of heritage, and divided over home rule. The essay argues for a united Irish nation with Ulster participation, urging Ulster Protestants to support Ireland rather than cling to party divisions. It emphasizes humor, courage, and practical politics to bridge Catholic and Protestant communities.
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County Antrim
County Down
Ireland
St. Patrick
St. George
Joan of Are
Richard Rutledge Kane
Ulster
Politioa
Iriah Catholica
Shedmond
Mr. Dillon
Teviin
Nao
Great Britain
Jingolsam
Time Literary Supplement
Mr. Birmingham
John Bull
England
London
Ulater
Women and Long Hours in New York Factories
A New York law banning night work for women in textile factories was struck down. Women move to night shifts again as hearings reveal the strain on families. Commissioner Phillips notes women work nights to help husbands care for children, while daytime sleep is scarce.
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New York Arena
New York State
Phillips
Athea
Maida
Conquers a Crazed Bull by Wintermute Heroic Ride
From the New York World Four Freeholder John A Wintermute battles a mad bull at Whittemore Farm after a girl in a red coat spooks the animal. The bull snaps a ring pole, plunges, and lunges at Wintermute who lassoes the beast and uses the rope to subdue it. The animal charges again but he restrains it, ending the encounter after a second attempt.
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New York World
John A. Wintermute
W. F. Whittemore
Wintermute
Ace Hon
When Acorns Fall and Autumn Becomes Debt
A fragmented note mixes verse about autumn and memory with a reference to Alfred A. Stockefeller Jr planning a psychological laboratory. It mentions erecting a lab in an unnamed place and notes that public automobiles in a city must be fitted with guards for protection.
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Uncle Sam
Philippine Islands
District of
Volumbia
Parerly
P. P
Parcela Post
Sam
Jack
Kitty
Parcel
Cy Carrer
Menage
Emt Voli
Paraguay
James Douglas
Magenenter, Eng
News and Leader
Faney
Alfred Auatha
John D. Stockefeller, Jr
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