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3 stories matching clever

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  1. The Traveling Salesman’s Clever Ruse

    A skeptical livery stable owner meets his match in a traveling drummer who refuses to pay for his own horse.

    Sep 26, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  2. The Garden Prank That Sour-Ed a Marriage

    A husband’s elaborate scheme to fool his wife with gilded pebbles backfires, leaving the household in a state of icy tension.

    Apr 17, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyScandal

  3. The Butter Swindler's Comeuppance

    A clever farm wife turns the tables on a traveling salesman peddling a fraudulent 'miracle' churn.

    Aug 12, 1897Ranche and RangeYakima, Yakima CountySnake Oil

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