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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1926

Page

6

Postal holiday guidelines for parcel handling

Postal rules outline prepaying postage, clear inked addresses, return cards in the upper left corner, and avoid seals on address sides. Pack securely, label contents when needed, and note parcel weight and size limits for zone delivery. Insure valuable parcels and register valuable letters for security.

Parcel Post

Post Office discourages tiny greeting cards and envelopes

Postal Service guidance urges against using small or oddly sized greeting cards and envelopes as costly. It recommends avoiding sizes smaller than 2 by 4 inches and favors slightly larger cards for efficiency.

Illinois Central suburban trains see 7 million more riders

C H Mottier of Illinois Central told the Western Railway club that suburban services added seven million passenger rides in the last year due to electrification. He noted 33 million total riders for the year, 440 regular suburban and 54 shop trains, using 130 operating units with a total capacity of 22 000 passengers.

Illinois Central C. H. Mottier Western Railway Club United States Mr. Mottier

Illinois Fact Sheet Highlights State Progress in 1925

Five women serve in Illinois fifty-fifth general assembly. Evanston tops state health rankings per labor department. Sixty percent of coal mines are electricity operated. Illinois ratified woman suffrage on June 10 1919. Illinois leads Big Ten with three universities. Over 27000 more people employed in factories. Electric rails carry 1900000000 passengers annually. McLean county led state in crop value in 1925.

General Assembly of Illinois Evanston Department of Labor Illinois Abraham Lincoln Illinois State Historical Library Ilinois McLean County

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