Adventurer Ed Eckdahl’s harrowing railcar ice rescue
Edwin F. Eckdahl of Young Saskatchewan recounts his 1906 Chicago to Riverdale freight ride near Riverdale where ice coated car tops and nails snagged his coat. He slid, hung by nails, melted ice with palm heat, wriggled to safety and escaped a fatal fall.
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First U S Post Office Located in Boston in 1641
The earliest North American postal establishment began in Boston in 1641 within the Richard Fairbanks tavern under authority to charge one penny per letter delivered. The fragment mentions Del Fresich of McGill and private dispatches by mail, hinting at attempts to organize a postal service long ago.
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