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.
Royal Mail raises first class stamp price to 64p. The cost of a first class stamp will rise to 64p this week, taking the price increase to 100% over the past decade. First class stamps prices are rising by 1p, while a second class stamp will rise by the same amount to 55p. The price of stamps for large letters weighing up to 100g will also rise by 1p, to 96p for those opting for first class postage.