How Parcel Post Rates Are Fixed in 1913
Edward B. Clark explains the new parcel post system set to start January 1 1913. The piece details zone based rate tables unit centers thirty mile squares and how postage per pound is determined from sending unit to destination zone. It notes an 11 pound limit and that fourth class matter only.
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Edward B. Clark
United States
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Keokuk
Erie
Atlanta
Parcel Post
Post Office
Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
Maryland
William Sulzer
New York
Rates of Postage for Parcels
Parcels up to four ounces cost one cent per ounce or fraction thereof regardless of distance. Parcels over four ounces follow the pound rate and any fraction of a pound counts as a full pound.
Approves Parcel Post Rules for Mail and Rates
The article outlines newly approved parcel post regulations set by the Post Office Department Washington. It details allowed items from butter and eggs to seeds and millinery, weight and size limits, zone-based rates up to twelve cents per pound, perishable and fragile items handling, prohibited goods, and guidance on packing, labeling, and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Parcel Post
Government Printing Office
Post Office Department
Washington
Mrs Parkhurst Sells 10 Million Stamps Collection
A New York dealer displays a collection of 10,000,000 canceled stamps, domestic and foreign, in 100,000 bundles. The stamps were gathered over 30 years by Mrs. Charles H. Parkhurst, wife of the Madison Square Presbyterian pastor, who sold them as the family moved to a smaller home.
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New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Parkhurst
Ants and garden pests stir debate in Springfield
Springfield mass state forester W F Gale presents evidence on ants and garden health. He notes green plant bugs draw juice from pea vines and in their wake thousands of black ants harvest the plant juices, complicating garden care.
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Springfield
Mass
W. F. Gale
Physicians blamed for drug habit rise in United States
Dr L F Kebler says 99 percent of cocaine and morphine in the country is used by addicts formed through physicians prescriptions. He warns that medical overuse fuels addiction and imports of opium rise yearly. Dr J A Patterson reports 19 of 20 patients at his institution for the drug habit were led there by doctors prescriptions.
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L. F. Kebler
Division of Drugs
Department of Agriculture
United States
Kebler
Washington
American Society For the Study of Alcohol and Narcotics
J. A. Patterson
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Straggling Along in Doubtful Garden Banter
A brief, humorous exchange compares a bloom to a monthly rose and dismisses it as a weakly one, reflecting casual dialogue about flowers and timing.
Capucine Headache Remedy Ad From Hicks Store
An old advertisement promotes Capucine a liquid headache remedy from Hicks offering relief for nervous and sick headaches with a money back guarantee. It markets 10c 25c sizes and lists medicine stores as retailers.
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Official Parcel Post
City of
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Pel
Nelmon
Mel
Sons Vt
Al- 09
Parce
Postmaster General Issues
Pierce
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