Show IN THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE new boik commercial advertiser last year pieces ot mail were received in the dead letter in washington an increase of 9 per cent over the preceding year the ordinary unclaimed letter numbered ordinary unclaimed and returned from foreign countries letters and parcel i held for postage domestic letter undelivered alt hotels letters and parcels with fictitious addresses no originating in foreign countries the total number ot pieces opened was alic total number delivered to the amount of as wa found in bottem and papers valued at were found in letters |