Miss Sama - 1893
During the month of December, 1893, a lady reporter for the Toronto Globe was sent to Toronto’s great rival city, Hamilton. Despite the fact that the reporter, known only to the readers of the Globe as Miss Sama, was telephoned bright and early to remind her of the assignment, she still suffered through what she later described as “a hurried toilet and a still more hurried breakfast. A feeling of certainty that I would miss my train did not tend to amiability or peace of mind, more especially when I refused a second transfer in the street cars to which I knew I was entitled.” Street cars were still on Miss Sama’s mind when she arrived at Hamilton’s Grand Trunk Railway station. She told her friend who met her on arrival that Toronto’s station was much better than Hamilton’s because the street car lines were closer to the passenger platform. “Yes,” her companion agreed, “but we have cushions on our seats.” These “cushions’ were later by Miss