Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-27


to include matches. kerosene oil, gaso-
line, naphtha, benzine, turpentine de-
natured alcohol, etc.,, internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite Of explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artifi-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails Of whatever kind which may
kill. or in any Wise injure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed) animals. birds,
or poultry, except % elsewhere pro-
vided; raw hides or pelts. guano. or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment o. Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered
% promptly - possible, but If such
matter can not be delivered and be.
comes offensive and injurious to
health. postmasters may destroy 1t, or
the injurious OF offensive portions
thereof.
Unbelievable perishable matter
which In its nature does not become
offensive or Injurious to health may
be delivered by postmasters to the
proper local municipal authority to be
distributed to hospitals, asylums or
other charitable or reformatory insti'
buttons. II there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliver
ed to any charitable institution or Or
ganization making application there
for. II no application is made. the
matter will be destroyed at the ex-
piration Of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
! Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in.
dorsed or. packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on which the postage
A. wholly unpaid or insuficiently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender IL unknown. notice OF
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the def
Gent postage collected from the adj
dressee by the carrier. II the ad'
dressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the d.
vision Of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be In
sured against loss in an amount equiv
alent to its actual value, but not to
exceed $50. on payment of a fee OF
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such
stamps to be affixed.
When a parcel is insured, the sem
der will be given a receipt showing
the ONCE and date Of mailing and
number of the parcel.
When . return receipt is desired by
the sender Of an insured parcel the
postmaster ut the mailing Office will
note the request on the margin OF
the insurance tag, and the postmaster
at the ONCE Of address will obtain
from the addressee a receipt and mail
1t to the sender.
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
on the payment Of additional
postage at the rate which would be
charseable II they were originally
mailed 1T the forwarding Office, In
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed BY the forwarding postmas'
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel 10 forwarded.
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared for mail
ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel will
not be accepted for mailing unless 1t
bears the name and address of the
sender preceded by the word From"
In addition to the name and address
of the sender, which is required, il
will be permissible to write or print
on the covering Of parcel, or on a
tag or label attached to it, the occu'
patton Of the sender, and to indicate
in a small space by means of marks.
letters, numbers, names or other brief
description, the character Of the par
Gel. but ample space must be left on
the address side for the full address
In legible characters and for the ne
cessary postage stamps. Inscriptions
such Is merry Christmas" please
do not open until Christmas" Happy
New Year." with best wishes" and
the like, may be placed on the cover
ing of the parcel in such manner al
not to interfere with the address.
Distinctive Stamps.
The law requires that the postage
on all matter must be prepaid by
distinctive parcel post stamps affixed
Postmasters cannot receive for mail
ing parcels that do not bear such
stamps.
Parcel post stamps are not valid for
the payment of postage on matter OF
the first, second, and third classes
and when used for that purpose, the
matter to which they are affixed shall
be treated as Held for postage"
Maps and Guides.
Parcel post maps. with accompany
ing guides, are to be sold to the pub
lie at their cost, Is cents, through tie
chief clerk of the post Office depart.
ment. In ordering maps care
should be taken to specify the post
Office from which The postage .ates
IRE to be determine.
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