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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
10
Officials outline a numeric zoning plan to divide the nation into blocks by latitudinal and longitudinal degrees with 3500 units. Circles around post offices at 50 150 300 600 1400 mile radii assign zones and rates from 5 to 12 cents per pound.
The new parcel post law authorizes sending goods under eleven pounds with total length and girth not exceeding six feet. Senders must deliver packages to regular post offices, and deliveries will occur by wagon like letter service. The USPS has not increased staff yet but ordered twenty thousand scales and maps detailing an eight-zone system covering most areas, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Harvard Professor G W Pierce of the physics department demonstrates a new wireless telephone instrument at Freshwater Cove Gloucester Laboratory. The device reportedly transmits sound thirty five miles, reaching John Hays Hammond Jr and others as experiments span fifty feet elevation and fifteen minutes of talk.
An article explains the new parcel post system with eight zones, where each zone covers expanding mileages up to 1800 miles. It describes local and through rates, weight rules, and how postmasters use maps and guides to determine postage for destinations such as Buffalo. It also notes stamps, item disclosures, and packaging types for fragile or perishable goods.
Sir George Birdwood aged eighty shares views on aging. His maxims urge enjoying life, ignoring dietary tables, and eating when inclined. He criticizes strict diets and insists the aim is not long life but a good life.
Kuashi secret police pursue a major counterfeit ring moving forged notes valued near 250000 rubles. Four men including a merchant and drummer are captured with large denominations. Interrogations proceed as investigators seek the mastermind and connections to the missing notes.
The engagement of Miss Helen Miller Gould to Kinley J. Shepard a railroad executive of St. Louis was announced at the Gould home in Lakewood New Jersey. The couple planned to wed next month and the story notes her long philanthropy and his public and athletic roles.
Englishmen report the Norseman Amundsen damaged Scott era drama. Captain Amundsen recalls the polar dash, praising dogs and sledging while noting survival and hardship. He plans a US lecture tour and hints at later Antarctic work.
A reminiscence recalls Meredith at age two, a timid boy in a white frock with ribbons, living in an era when he showed a quick bond with toys and a mother’s care. The witness describes a visit to a large front drawing room and a shy, gentle boy who did not engage much, yet left an impression of modesty and early curiosity.
In Harper's Weekly description, workers machine and assemble watch components at a rapid pace. Brass and steel parts are punched, drilled, and threaded into wheels and pins, with machines cutting teeth and shaping tiny gears at high daily rates.
Fragmented OCR text mixes technical notes on copying art with stray dialogue and period items. It cites the Chicago Record-Herald and New York Weekly and includes references to powders, paper transfer methods, and a dubious domestic scene. Multiple voices appear without coherent narrative or dates.
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