Taken directly from The Vindicator:
“Caught in Machinery. Miss Lizzie Vaughn has a narrow escape at Fithian’s Laundry from being mangled to death.” Miss Lizzie Vaughn met with an accident at Fithian’s Laundry on the South Side yesterday, which nearly resulted in the loss of an arm. The escape of Miss Vaughn from sustaining more serious injuries than what she did is looked upon in the light of a miracle. Miss Vaughn is employed as a bookkeeper at the laundry and yesterday morning when she came to work and laid away her wraps, she walked back into the work room to warm her hands. She placed them over the collar machine, which had just been started up in motion, but only a slight pressure of power had been turned on. While paying attention to something else, her hands were permitted to go too close to the machine and one of them caught in the roller.
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Taken directly from the Youngstown Vindicator:
“Carrier Cossler secures a short vacation. Quietly married to Miss Jennie Ballantine. Surprised all his friends. The Post Office a very successful matrimonial bureau.
“Cupid, the God of Love, has transferred his headquarters from McNaughton’s Troy laundry to Uncle Sam’s domain on Market Street, and his string of arrows, let loose in that spacious apartment where so many young, athletic and handsome fellows were wont to gather at such regular hours, has had unusual effect and a surprising good result follows the change of Cupid’s location.
“Henry J. Cossler, collector No. 13, of the mail carriers, asked permission yesterday for leave of absence today. It was granted. To only one carrier did he confide his intention. Bright and early this morning he appeared at the probate office and secured a marriage license for himself and Miss Jennie S. Ballantine, a handsome young lady.
Many local historical societies opened in the nineteenth century and existed to celebrate a specific history namely, that of the white “pioneers” who first colonized that part of the world. They were founded by community boosters who are long dead, and the stories they tried to tell are not necessarily meaningful today. This leaves historical societies trying to figure out how to appeal to new audiences, many of whom are younger, as well as people of color who were often deliberately excluded from those histories.
Mahoning Valley Historical Society is an excellent example of this struggle. Founded in 1875, The Mahoning Valley Historical Society in Youngstown, Ohio, began as the sort of “pioneer heritage” institution that was common to many historical societies, but by asking tough questions and reshaping itself for the 21st century, it has not only survived, but it has expanded even in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. By hosting community conversations on current e