These old reports of fire alarm boxes mistaken for mailboxes could undoubtedly be multiplied by a more thorough search through digital newspaper archives. They seem to have been superseded by stories of letters dropped in dog waste receptacles or trash bins.
The Morning News, Savannah,
GA, 19 May 1888
Hamilton Evening Democrat, OH, 8 Jan. 1903
“Local
Brevities,” The Rushville Republican, IN, 20 Nov. 1903
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Boston Post, MA, 11 October 1906 |
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Jeffersonville Star, IN, 11 July 1916 |
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The Oxford Leader, IA, 14 Feb. 1918 |
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The Boston Globe, MA, 27 July 1918 |
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Biddeford Daily Journal, ME, 4 Dec 1924 |
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New Castle News, PA, 19 Jan 1929 |
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Amarillo Daily News, TX, 24 Feb. 1934 |
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Indianapolis Recorder, IN, 29 August 1936 |
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The High Point Enterprise, NC, 19 March 1943 |
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The Paducah Sun-Democrat, KY, 17 November 1943 |
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Hanover Evening Sun, PA, 2 Dec. 1946 |
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA, 20 November 1949 |
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“News Oddities,” Crime and Punishment #56, Nov. 1952 |
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| Holland Evening Sentinel, MI, 14 March 1955 |
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The Lethbridge Herald, Alberta, 15 Sep. 1959 |
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Wisconsin State Journal, 20 August 1972 |
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