Parcel Post System Explained in 19th Century Letter
Edward B. Clark outlines the parcel post plan as it divides the nation into zones and units for postage. He explains unit centers, zone boundaries, and how rates are fixed by sending post offices, with examples from Washington to Keokuk and Erie to Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
United States
Parcel Post
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Keokuk
Hich
Washrton
Keotuk
Wastington
Erie
Atlanta
Thecat
Iikington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
Maryland
William Sulser
New York
Parcel Post Rates Set for Four Ounce and Up Packages
Parcel post rules specify one cent per ounce for parcels four ounces or less and a pound rate for heavier items. The law limits single packages to 11 pounds, with long hauls possibly less competitive than express companies. Officials anticipate special parcel post stamps, new scales, and distinct handling arrangements to support farm and factory product shipments nationwide starting January 1, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Post Office
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Niagara made by glacier in Washington great canyon history
Geologists study Columbia river bed in the Grand Coulee region to explain how an ancient Okanogan glacier filled the canyon. They say Niagara was lost when the glacier dammed the Columbia, creating a 400 foot drop and leaving desert shrubs in the old channel near Coulee City.
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Okanogan
Washington
Columbia River
Grand Coulee
Great Canyon
Niagara
Moses Lake
Cascades
Okanogan Highlands
Columbia
Big Bend
Coulee City
Canyon of the Columbia
Akanogan
Indianapolis News
Approves Rules for Parcel Post Across United States
The Postmaster General approves detailed parcel post rules enabling farm and factory products to be mailed nationwide. Rates start at five cents per pound with zone-based increases, limits of eleven pounds per parcel, and six feet in length girth. perishables require careful packing and marking. certain items are banned. insured parcels allowed up to fifty dollars with a ten cent fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Parcel Post
Government
Printing Office
Post Office Department
Washington
Seeing Is Believing Trio Delivers Cozy Storytelling Session
A trio of professional storytellers hosted a warm, intimate reading evening described as a cozy corn of engaging tales. The event highlighted skillful narration and audience connection in a intimate setting.
Wedding Bells and Suffrage Debate Quip by Miss Belknap
Miss Mary C Belknap a Cleveland settlement worker weighs in during a suffrage debate calling the claim that women cannot use the vote a prophecy. She cites a Jenks anecdote about a widowed stenographer to illustrate perceived male vanity and ignorance.
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Mary C. Belknap
Cleveland
Jenks
Pleasant Time in Prospect
Buck Hawes recalls visiting his married sister in Toledo and being left to babysit a three year old. She tells him not to trouble himself, to supervise the child from pantry shelves to the library, and to soothe him with a cooky or a ride on his back. She promises to return in an hour.
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Toledo
Buck” Hawes
Cleveland Plain Dealer
What Worried Her Photo Bits
A brief quip from Photo Bits recounts a domestic incident where a wife threw a fine china plate at her husband and expressed remorse. The husband notes she claimed she could not match that plate’s impact and failed to control her temper.
Neat Knock In Philadelphia Lunch Debacle With Hobey Baker
Hobey Baker, the football star, is seen dining in Philadelphia. A young girl mentions a Princeton sophomore who played poorly on his class team. Baker humorously answers that the player appeared as a drawback rather than a starter.
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Hobey Baker
Philadelphia
Princeton
Locating the Fool Ends in Humorous Phone Exchange
An elderly man struggles with a faulty telephone and shouts a misdirected insult into the line. A calm female voice replies that the fool is not at this end, turning the moment into a lighthearted miscommunication.
Mothers urged to inspect CASTORIA bottles for infants
Important notice advises mothers to examine every bottle of CASTORIA, assuring it is a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes checking labels and origins to protect young users from unsafe substitutes.
Best Way to Find Out Stray Story Exchange
A playful dialogue frames curiosity and exact facts over a kiss question. The exchange contrasts guessing with obtaining precise information, reflecting a light humor tone from the Stray Stories vignette.
Fragmented dialogue hints at implied romantic exchange
A clipped exchange shows a reluctance to kiss followed by an offer of a kiss. The fragment suggests a playful or intimate moment between two unnamed speakers.
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Haing
Official
City of
Special Parcel Post Committee
William H. Davis
Pittsburg
Daniel T. Gerow
Jacksonville
Fla
M. H. Joster
Wilmington
Del
E. M. C. Quimby
Suffolk
Henry N. Bradley
Charlestown
W. Va
Board of Trade
Florida
Tide-Water District
Postmaster General Issues
Ane
Yotaa
Fujaaad
Amy
Vela
Fletcher
Carter
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