The following narrative describes a day in the life of Jemma Collins, a fourteen-year-old match girl. She works at the Bryant & May match factory to support her mother and sister, Ann (who had developed phossy jaw and will most likely die).hen a girl got phossy jaw, her face near the jaw gave off a green glow and slowly turned black. The jaw would soon start to give off smelly pus, and eventually the girl would die from the cancer. Match girls worked long hours in the factories (usually from 6 AM to 6 PM) with only two short breaks.
On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3 cent increase in the First Class postal rate, to be effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent. A loss of US$5 billion during the 2013 fiscal year was the reason given for the increase.
The increase will make first-class mail postage cost 46 cents, the Associated Press said. The Postal Service will also begin a new global forever stamp, the AP said, which will let customers send letters first-class to anywhere in the world for a flat rate of $1.10.he new prices lift the cost of a first-class stamp to 45 cents starting on January 22, 2012, the first increase in more than two years. Post office announces 1-cent increase in first-class stamp, other rate increases.