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.
First and second class stamp prices to rise. The price of first and second class stamps in the UK is set to rise by 1p in March, Royal Mail has announced, just a year after the last increase. From 30 March, a first class stamp will cost 63p while the price of a second class stamp will increase to 54p. At the same time the cost of sending a large letter first class will go up by 2p to 95p, while sending the same letter second class will cost 1p more at 74p.