tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post7231740793468095762..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: On Track and OffWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-72237155173766466822020-08-10T00:43:49.502-04:002020-08-10T00:43:49.502-04:00Back in the day, reporters seemed inspired by terr...Back in the day, reporters seemed inspired by terrible accidents to turn out more creative and dramatic stories than what we get in today's newspapers. I stumble across a lot of horrible accident reports in my newspaper research that are fillers from some distant place but added for sensational color. <br /><br />The unfortunate name is not unlike the name of a girl I knew in high school, Imma Shue. And I worked with a German conductor who changed his surname when he became music director of an America orchestra. Perick instead of Prick. Languages are funny. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62423164876053873382020-08-09T15:35:20.913-04:002020-08-09T15:35:20.913-04:00I can only echo other bloggers in saying what a te...I can only echo other bloggers in saying what a terrible way to die . One summer we were in Kaprun, Austria where the year before a fire broke out in the wooden cabins on the cable car taking skiers to the higher slopes, with a great loss of lives . On the topic of names, I have come across in my days of working in a college library of a student called Wynter Snow! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9601535038194255602020-08-09T14:58:39.463-04:002020-08-09T14:58:39.463-04:00My great grandfather designed a 'catcher' ...My great grandfather designed a 'catcher' to be used on the fronts of trolley cars but I don't know if it was ever actually used? His invention was listed in a San Francisco newspaper however? As for names - I went to school with a gal whose last name was Turnipseed. Or there was the dentist I went to named Dr. Sleeper. That's not the funny part though. When I married & moved away, my new dentist recommended to me by a friend, was Dr. Wakeman. A pure coincidence. What are the odds? :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47713000611267413732020-08-09T07:59:52.159-04:002020-08-09T07:59:52.159-04:00I'm also immature. I immediately focused on h...I'm also immature. I immediately focused on his last name. I've never heard the last name, Peed. There's a local family whose last name is Pigg, another unfortunate name.Paula@SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763258769153681843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79939646428994940212020-08-08T19:40:40.449-04:002020-08-08T19:40:40.449-04:00Sad story of accidental deaths from trolleys. I en...Sad story of accidental deaths from trolleys. I enjoyed thinking of how names have close meanings to other things.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71820548317660910892020-08-08T16:54:38.009-04:002020-08-08T16:54:38.009-04:00That's a terrible way to die. My great-grandfa...That's a terrible way to die. My great-grandfather died in an oil field accident and I did find the 1919 newspaper stories about it. They went into excruciating detail.virginiaallainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638980515172649708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-83625663613290819952020-08-08T16:19:00.596-04:002020-08-08T16:19:00.596-04:00My 2x great grandfather was killed when he was thr...My 2x great grandfather was killed when he was thrown from a wagon.<br /><br />Over the years I have come across several names that I would have changed along the way. While it's bad enough to have a first or last name that needs changing, when combined together they can really make you wonder. Why when Candy married Mr. Cane did she not keep her maiden name? But no, she was Candy Cane.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64968922010053697462020-08-08T16:08:43.336-04:002020-08-08T16:08:43.336-04:00What a horrible death for both your grandfather an...What a horrible death for both your grandfather and Mr. Peed. Whenever I hear some of those unfortunate last names, I can't help but wonder what elementary school was like for those poor kids. Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-61089257654308205362020-08-08T15:04:35.871-04:002020-08-08T15:04:35.871-04:00Terrible way to die! You would have hoped death on...Terrible way to die! You would have hoped death on impact but not one filled with agony. Last names sure can be interesting and downright funny at times.<br /><br />Bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85809811872349834932020-08-08T13:02:34.349-04:002020-08-08T13:02:34.349-04:00What a shocking way for your great grandfather to ...What a shocking way for your great grandfather to die! I recall researching some church death records seeking ancestral information -- and I was shocked by how many people had "hit by a train" listed as cause of death. Thank goodness unfortunate accidents like these prompted safety changes over time. Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.com