The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-12-03
SEASON
APPROACHING
Rush Began This Week-Co'
operation Urged.
MAIL YOURPARCELS EARLY
Patrons of Postoffice Urged to Follow
Instructions in Regard to the
Holiday Mail.

Holiday Mail. L
Ii
Along with the slogan Of "Do Your
Christmas Buying Early" the post
office suggests that the people of the ;
city do their Christmas mailing early.
With the approach of the holiday !
season, the local postoffice is already
beginning to feel the increase in the
mail. This year the number of pack
ages sent through the United States
mails will be greater than ever be-
fore and in order to avoid any delay
in the delivery or receipt OF any
Christmas packages the department
has asked for the cooperation of the
public in alleviating the congestion
that is bound to occur at this season
of the year. The amount of mail
sent at this season is enormous, and |
it is trying test for the regular
force of clerks to have everything dis
tributed on time.
The increased weight limit, reduced
postage rates and other extensions
of service the past year will cause
more people to use the parcel post
for the mailing of gifts than ever
before, and the fact that parcels may
now be insured overcomes another diff
ficulty with which the department had
to contend. While the holiday mailing
has only begun. the postoffice here
is rushed to keep up and in order that
the Christmas mail may be handled
promptly and satisfactorily, it is es-
sential that the public cooperate with
the postal service to the fullest pos
sible extent. BY observing certain
conditions governing the sending of
packages, the public can be of great
aid to the postoffice. A few Of these
are:
Prepay postage fully on all parcels
Address fully and plainly.
Place name and address of sender
on all matter.
Pack articles carefully and wrap
them securely, but do not seal them,
! as sealed parcels are subject to post
:, age at the regular rate.
y Mail parcels early. They may be
marked, "Do not open until Christ
: mas"
8 Insure valuable parcels.
Written inscriptions, such as "Mer-
ry Christmas" "Happy New Year.
"With Best Wishes" and numbers
- names or letters for purpose of de-
: scription are permissible additions to
parcel post mail. Books may bear
simply dedicatory Inscriptions not OF
a personal nature. Other written ad-
ditions subject parcels to letter post
age. Communications prepaid at first
u class rate may be sent with parcels
II prepaid at fourth class rate, provided
u they are securely attached to outside
!, of parcels.
q The local postoffice has made ar
IS rangements again this year whereof,
L. patrons may purchase precancellet
" stamps and affix them to the pack
y ages themselves and thus save grea
'e deal of work in cancelling them on
E. package. 1t has also been suggested
'e that patrons of the local postoffic'
" secure small postal guide, publishes
70 by the postoffice department, and Civ
v ing complete information about tn
o1 parcel post. With one of these guides
"a person could judge for himsei
III what amount of stamps are require
for package and save much tim
for the clerks in the postoffice, a
we'll as those who are required to wal
ty their turn to be waited on at the win
he dow.
J. Christmas and Red Cross seal
IL and stickers may be affixed to parcel
or mail, but they must not be on tn
s. address side, or they will be unmal
he able. It has been suggested that tag
ty bearing the name and address OF tn
is person for whom the package is II
ug tended be fastened securely to II
IT. parcel as many of the tags becon
ty torn from the package and then 1t
C. impossible to find the person II
He whom it is intended.
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