From the September 24, 1995 New York Times:

“Canajoharie, N.Y.–For several months past Miss Mary Beekman, an esteemed resident of this village has been on a sick bed. Her trouble seemed to be mostly in her stomach, and she has frequently asserted with great positiveness that she had felt something moving within her. After eating she was always attacked with retching, and after an attack of this kind the other day a little squirming animal or reptile was found in the bowl. It was blackish, had an oval body large as a copper, with legs very long and slim. Several persons examined it, and say it looked like a toad. It was subsequently thrown into the canal and proved to be an adept swimmer. Since the removal of this toad the retching is less frequent, and it is now thought the young woman will recover.”