Typo Nightmare Sparks Editor’s Vexed Tale at Parker's Landing
An editor recalls a thwarted misprint in a country weekly when a widow angrily confronts the staff over an obituary stating her husband died at his residence on Wednesday. The tale shows the peril of typographical slips and the need to correct a single word to avert disaster.
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Silas Bowersox
New York World
Parker's Landing
Mayapple
Mr. Bowersox
Lengi
Pahanayet
Jin
U.S
Viewer
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Correction for a Widow in Parker's Landing Hattle-Axe
An editor explains a misstatement about the late Mr. Mayapple eating his residence on a Wednesday. A typographical error led to the claim, now corrected, to spare the bereaved widow from public distress and possible social harm. The piece notes the cyclone that blew away part of the home and recounts the correction process.
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Sho
Huckleberry
Parker's Landing
Mayapple
Mr. Mayapple
Maypwie
Mayappie
Mr. Bowersox
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