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January 21

O. Mail

The 1904 short Tropical Agriculturist and Magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society article "Death of an Old Ceylon Coffee Planter" is attributed "O. Mail". Presumably an abbreviation for another newspaper. But which? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:32, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Oxford Mail occurred to me, but that was founded 24 years too late for this. Mail as a surname is rare, although we have Greg Mail.

A brief search in the British Newspaper Archive at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ suggests to me that "O. Mail" might mean "Overseas Mail", not a specific publication but rather a reference to correspondence sent to a publication from overseas (relative to where it was published). Given the subject matter, it seems not unlikely that someone in England would have written to this magazine to inform them of the death. {The poster formely known as 87.812.230.195} 176.24.47.60 (talk) 17:57, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]