Mae Traister
Assistant postmaster of Berryville in 1921, who returned to her duties that June after an operation for appendicitis.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of May 5, 1921 reports that Miss Mae Traister, assistant postmaster of Berryville, was taken ill with appendicitis, and its issue of June 9, 1921 reports that she had returned to her duties after an operation for appendicitis.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of May 5, 1921 reports that Miss Mae Traister, assistant postmaster of Berryville, was taken ill with appendicitis, and its issue of June 9, 1921 reports that she had returned to her duties after an operation for appendicitis.
What the source supports
That Mae Traister was assistant postmaster of Berryville in 1921.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The items say nothing of when she took the post.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The May 5, 1921 item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., May 5, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-05-05 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, item "Assistant Postmaster Has Appendicitis"
Relevant passageASSISTANT POSTMASTER . HAS APPENDICITIS Miss Mae Traister, Assistant Postmaster of Berryville, was taken ill Monday with an attack'of appendicitis. An operation will probably be necessary.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The June 9, 1921 personal item.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 9, 1921
Clarke Courier · 1921-06-09 (publication)
Locator: Page 4, personal items
Relevant passageMiss Mae Traister, Assistant Post, master of Berryville, has returned to her duties following her recovery from an operation lor [for] appendicitis.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-16. How this project checks its sources
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