The stewardess of the Plymouth Rock tells of a romantic young lady who ventured out too far at Rockaway Beach and nearly drowned, but fortunately was rescued and given in her charge. On coming to her senses the young lady declared she would marry him who had risked his life to save hers. No, 'twas a Newfoundland dog. That's what pa told the cook. The Coos Bay News, Marshfield, Ore., July 27, 1887.
Reporters are often unconsciously satirical.
He had been recently married. The Modoc Independent, Alturas, Calif., Feb 5, 1885. The Leadville Chronicle tells of a man who escaped with his life from the Indians. The man who escaped without his life hasn't yet been reported. Thanks, I don't smoke.