Parcel post expands with zone based rates and limits
The article explains the new parcel post system effective January 1 1918 detailing a country divided into zones and 35000 units for rate calculation. It notes a 11 pound weight limit, distinct parcel stamps, and postmaster duties plus pilot offices and key supporters in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Keokuk
United States
Pittsburg
Board of Trade
Parcel Post
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Florida
Suffolk
Charlestown
W. Va
Tide-Water District
Give Him Time Pace Door Exchange
A brief dialogue at a Pace door shows an older man asked if he has begged all his life. He replies he has not begged, addressing a lady who comments on his age and appearance. The exchange highlights a social moment in a pedestrian setting.
Golf crew interference stops Seatioud match play
A golf round in Seatioud featured Amim oat golf story details with Porneir and an American Harwicn. a tee shot went astray when a crew member collided with the ball causing it to fall short. The player reteeed twice and the crew retrieved the ball after she played it, shaping the outcome of the hole.
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Seatioud
Aes
Porneir
Pilaf
Cours
Cros
Autias
Ment
Ods
Nori
Aerostar at Ghic Grave Spooks Silent Geneve Cemetery
A fragile scene unfolds in a Geneve cemetery as a French couple, outraged by frostbound tensions, are detained during their child’s burial while authorities warn they face arrest. Detectives report the couple will be restrained but allowed to attend the ceremony’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
United States
Congress
Uncle Sam
Aerostar
Ghic
Geneve
Vohus
Payt
Reison
Reissin
Post Office Department
Incense Use in Ancient China and India Preceded Moses
The passage notes incense burning in ancient China and the Indian subcontinent centuries before Christ. It speculates that early sages may have observed fewer illnesses with tall portions of incense, though it remains unclear if they attributed it to divine approval or actual disinfective effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
Moses
Aaron
Suspect Attacks Family. Motive Alleged Disgust with Parents
A report states a man named Kuiahana Cesten attacked his father and brother with a mallet while they slept, killing them. He later claimed he was disgusted by his “miserable parents” for having such a low-down son.
Discovery of Vertebral Cares by Dr Percival Pett
In eighteenth century London Dr Percival Pett described a spine disease he named vertebral ca ries or decay of the backbone. He advocated a simple treatment of abundant pure food sunlight fresh air and sleeping outdoors as the cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival Pett
London
Love is a watchful flame that overcomes all
The passage portrays love as a vigilant and steadfast force that never tires or falters under pressure. It remains bright and rising like a flame, unconfounded by danger, and moves upward with determined strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas a’Kempis
Birmingham unveils new life saving apparatus for fires
Birmingham introduces a cage rescue system by which entrapped persons are lifted to the window by a device that lowers and raises the cage to the burning building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Finest Crop of All
Quote about Americans as the best crop of a nation from American Magazine praising temperate industrious God-friendly citizens. Reflects admiration for U S inhabitants on farms and in towns as the enduring strength of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Magazine
New Parcel Post Rules Regulate What May Be Mailed
Postmaster General Hitchcock approves detailed parcel post regulations covering items eligible for mailing and packing rules. The guide outlines perishable food, manufactured goods, seeds, bees, and fragile items, plus prohibitions on obscene or dangerous materials and handling of undeliverable parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deeceral Hitchcock
Parcel Post
Ofice
Post Ofice Department
Washington
Office of
Thail
Divisei
Edo
Daring Apprentice Steals Cat in Bombay Temple Tale
A tramp steamer's daring apprentice Albert Berrige sneaks ashore in Bombay to visit a sacred Hindoo temple. He retrieves a black sacred cat named Tommy after a chase by temple guards, dodges pursuers, and returns to the ship with the feline as proof of his adventure, claiming luck for the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Albert Berrige
Bombay
Tommy
Seven Seas
Berrige
Kipling
Albert
Temple
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Pangel
Erie
Atlanta
Postofee
West Beer Stamp
Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
House
Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
Maryland
William Sulzer
New York
Special Parcel Post Committee
William H. Davis
Daniel T. Gerow
Fla
M. H. Jester
E. M. C. Quimby
Suffolk, Va
Henry N. Bradley
Alaryland
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