In November of 1883, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published a human interest story without naming the principal characters, nor the name of the business. A man came into a mortuary and enlisted the services of a funeral director.
“My old woman died last night, and I’m thinking some of buying a coffin and having her buried. Got time to figger a little?”
The man haggled with the funeral director over the particulars of the service, nothing fancy, just the basics. They came to an agreement on price and the coffin was to be delivered to the man's home the next day. But nothing in this funeral went according to plan. I won't give away the ending of the story, but you'll be glad you read it. We cannot vouch for the veracity of the reporting, but the item was amusing enough that it was syndicated and republished on other newspapers, including at least one in Britain. -via Strange Company
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