Newspapers used to have community columns written by women in the community. The women would call their neighbors and ask what's been happening at their house and then write it up for the newspaper.
My grandfather, Chalmer ("Chick"), might not have been totally pleased when this gem was reported in 1916:
Chick Fuller, a junior at Beloit High School, had a runaway Friday evening on his way home. One of the shafts came loose from the buggy, scareing the horse so it ran away. When he jumped from the buggy, Chick fell and ran his face into the ground. His whole face is badly skinned.
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