Mrs. Winslow's family almanac and domestic receipt book for 1874.

Date:
1874
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Mrs. Winslow's family almanac and domestic receipt book for 1874. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ICC GENERAL POST OEFICE. INLAND LETTERS sent to or from any part of the United King¬ dom (the Isle of Man, Orkney, Shet¬ land, Scilly, and Channel Islands included) are charged:— For a letter not exceeding 1 oz. „ exceed 1 oz. but not ex. 2 oz. 2 oz. „ 4 oz. 4 oz. „ 8 oz. 8 oz. „ 10 oz. 10 oz. 12 oz. 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 ii Id. lid. 2d. 3d. 3 id. 41 Post Office Savings’ Banks.— Deposits of any amount not less than a shilling, not including pence, and not more than £3 0 in one year, are received on deposit. A recent pro¬ vision has been made extending this limit to £10 0 under certain con¬ ditions. Interest is allowed at the rate of per cent, (or 6d. in the pound) per annum—that is, at the rate ot one halfpenny per pound per month. Deposits already made in other savings’ banks may be easily transferred to the Post Office. A letter exceeding the weight of 12 oz. is liable to a postage of Id. for every ounce. A letter, for example, weighing between 14 and 15 ounces must be prepaid 15 pence. Letters prepaid must have stamps affixed. If the postage be not prepaid, double will be charged; and if the postage is deficient, double the deficiency. No letter may exceed the dimensions of 18 inches in length, 9 inches in width, and 6 inches in depth. Letters for the morning mails must be at the General Post Office before a quarter to eight o’clock. Time of Closing the Branch Offices* Charing Cross.h Vere Street . > 6.45 p.m. Borough .J Lombard street . 7.0 p.m. General Post Office ... 7.3 0 p.m. AGREEMENTS. Agreements not under seal, con¬ taining less than 2,16 0 words, and where the contract is of the value of £5 or upwards, 6 d.; and for every entire quantity of 1,0 8 0 words after the first 1,08 0 words a progressive duty of 6d. BILL STAMPS AND PROMISSORY NOTES, Not exceeding.£5 Above £5, not exceed. 10 2 5 50 V »» u 10 2 5 50 75 100 200 300 400 500 750 75 100 200 300 400 500 750 1,000 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 4 ... 5 ... 7 ...10 2 o O 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 The duty increasing up to £4,000. From Mr. George E. Crick, Chemist, Maldon, Essex, March 1st, 1870. “ A customer came in last night for a bottle of ‘ Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth¬ ing Syrup,’ and spoke quite delightedly of the good it had done her child, and that it really did all that was said of it, and that the child, after having taken it, woke up the next morning, literally as ‘ bright as a but¬ ton.’ She was tolling another customer, who was in my shop at the time, all this and much more, and said she would recommend it to every mother. I am glad to be able to axld my mite of testimony to your ample store of such very satisfactory literature.'’
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