{
  "id": 17668873,
  "title": "In 1913, Ohio couple reportedly mailed their baby for just 15 cents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/in-1913-ohio-couple-reportedly-mailed-their-baby-for-just-15-cents",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T19:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/the-bizarre-tale-of-an-ohio-couple-mailing-their-baby-for-just-15-cents-in-1913/articleshow/135426296.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the year 1913, the US Postal Service unveiled Parcel Post, permitting the mailing of bigger packages. Ingenious parents even started shipping their small children to reduce travel expenses, gaining notoriety when six-year-old May Pierstorff was dispatched 73 miles away. This phenomenon sparked national debate, leading to the ban of child parceling, although similar incidents lingered until…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}