Boston Register and Business Directory, Issue 85Sampson & Murdock, 1921 - Boston (Mass.) |
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Page 75 - A red flag with a black center indicates that a storm of marked violence is expected . The pennants displayed with the flags indicate the direction of the wind: red, easterly (from northeast to south); white, westerly (from southwest to north).
Page 74 - Parcels weighing four ounces or less are mailable at the rate of one cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce, regardless of distance. Parcels weighing more than four ounces are mailable at the pound rates shown in the following table, a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound : Up to 50 Ibs.
Page 73 - A mailable parcel on which the postage is fully prepaid may be insured against loss upon payment of a fee. Such mail may be insured at any post office or station thereof, or. by rural carriers. The sender must fill out an insurance tag, which will be furnished him on request, to be attached to the parcel.
Page 73 - Thereafter, payment will be made only at the office drawn on. A money order drawn in favor of a person residing on a rural route may be paid through the carrier if entrusted to him for collection, with a written request addressed to the postmaster that payment be so made.
Page 75 - All kinds of poison, and all articles and compositions containing poison, and all poisonous animals, insects, and reptiles, and explosives of all kinds, and inflammable materials, and infernal machines, and mechanical, chemical, or other devices or compositions which may ignite or explode, and...
Page 72 - Special (or Immediate) Delivery Letters require a special stamp in addition to regular postage (ordinary stamps may be used, but the words Special Delivery must be written across the letter or package) 10 Postal Cards. A message may be written on left-third of address side. Cost each 01 Reply Postal Cards ' .02 Private Mailing Cards (Post Cards) .01 Second-Class Matter — Newspapers and Periodicals...
Page 27 - Waiting time shall include all time during which the vehicle is not in motion, beginning nine minutes after its arrival at the place to which it has been called, or, if engaged in the street or at a stand, beginning nine minutes after the time of such engagement. A charge of 10 cents for each three minutes may be made.
Page 75 - The following signal flags are used for small craft, storm and hurricane warnings: Small Craft Warning. — A red pennant indicates that moderately strong winds are expected. Storm Warning. — A red flag with a black center indicates that a storm of marked violence is expected. The pennants displayed with the flags indicate the direction of the wind : white, westerly (from southwest to north...
Page 75 - Two red flags with black centres, displayed one above the other, indicate the expected approach of tropical hurricanes, and also of those extremely severe and dangerous storms which, occasionally move across the Lakes and northern Atlantic coast.
Page 160 - ... Hill avenue; thence through Blue Hill avenue to Seaver street; thence through Seaver street to Walnut avenue; thence through Walnut avenue to Elmore street; thence through Elmore street to Washington street; thence through Washington street to Hulbert street; thence through Hulbert street to Regent street; thence through Regent street to Circuit street; thence through Circuit street to Walnut avenue; thence through Walnut avenue to Warren street; thence through Warren street to the point of beginning....