The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-08
WHERE is MY WANDERING MAIL
ToNlGhTg"
revised stanss OF Pathetic Song
Peculiarly Adapted 10 the
holiday Season,


huflinston Hawk,Eye> Millions Of
letters and pieces OF mail matter so
astray because or oarelessness and
MISTAKES OF the readers, Neglect 10
! prepay postage Ia one freaSsnt cause,
EVery enc should acquire the habit
( OF carefully examining each r,eee be,
'ofe mailing, to make sure the right
amount OF stamps is attached and
correct address Inscribed No letter
+ goes for less than two cents nor any,
+ thins containing writing in the ma
tuee on correspondence, but letter
bearing two cent stamp, will be fer
+ warded and the rest due Will oe col.
leeted when delivered Ii You don't
Want yonr friend 10 pay part of Your
/ postage weigh Your mail before send.
ing and make sure
/ Other kinds of mail viii not se for
war1 unless postage is folly prepaid
4 Keep this IN mind in sendins holiday
presents, or good viii for your friends
wai NOT manifest itself, as tney will
/ not set your presents,
In this connection. NTH the an,
/ proaeh, the holiday season, wneu the
mails are swampsd With all sorts Of
& packages. the tiaw6-E,ye deems il
timely 70 note that sons or them
MeNer reach their destination because
i 81 tnsecarely wrapped ana tieo: they
SO 20 pieees IN the mail. addresses
/ are detached or lost and there is no
way az Knowing where 10 send the
fNseSases, Use stout wrapp,ss paper.
stroae cord, and tie tight Then weigh
and put ON enough stamps TO prepay
the postage, Also, write name OF
sender in upper left,hsnd ce,>-r. give
rali address 50 You can be notified OF
short postage or insufficient address.
and the package can be returned to
you Il the addressee eau nor De found,
insufficient address is q very com,
!, mon cause Of failure 10 deliver mail.
The street and number, or the name
Of the business or profession. or sin
care or some frm or ps,sen. all
greatly aid prompt delivery, Don't
assume thai the postmaster az --
knows the PARTY addressed: post,
master IN free delivery offices see
Very few letters or packages coming
70 their Offices, The mail Is handled
, by clerks, some OF whom may be new
st The business, as substitutes Tor the
regular workers. The only surety is
, full addresses, plainly written. And
| don't ahoreviate TOO much take time
TO spell names OF streets. tows.s and
states in fell For Instance tn- send
. e. might mean la for iadsasa, bur tbs
! letter would likely 60 to lows, i
1 each state had town OF the sans
!, name. Aud Cali and Col. tooS toe
! much alike 10 distinguish between
, California and Colorado Nc, and Me
are a thousand miles apart. bur wher
\ either name is written IN fall. tbs
) letter vii nor ger started to ths
3 wrong point Of The compass.
! Washington sends out Mode
! Form OF Address wh}ch the Hawk
!, Eye reprodaees 10 illQStrate the de
partment's idea, after many years o
! experience IN the rapid u>-ellns Q
mail. the proper way 80 address 3 let
ter o. postal card, AnotAer very gooC
NAY is to place the street Or oShel
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