Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1902 — Packages by Mall. [ARTICLE]

Packages by Mall.

In sending Christmas packages by mall do not writ* “photo,” “printed matter,”

“calendar,” or any other descriptive phrase on such packages, for all phrases make the package first class mail, and letter postage must be paid thereon. Holiday packages should have no writing whatever on the wrappers except that which strictly pertains to the return card and address. It will be well to recollect this warning if you do not desire to make your friends pny extra postage on the packages that you may send them by mail.