The Tacoma Times, Washington, April 26, 1913

However, we would like much to know what were the “description” and “value” given on this Pasadena woman’s ashes when offered for mailing. The ashes must have weight approximately five pounds, and five pounds of ashes are worth, perhaps, five cents. It would be somewhat embarrassing to mark a postal package “mother’s ashes” “value 5 cents,” for instance.