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 They seem to have been superseded by stories of letters dropped in dog waste receptacles or trash bins.
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The Morning News, Savannah, GA, 19 May 1888 |
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Hamilton Evening Democrat, OH, 8 Jan. 1903
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“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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