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1 story matching loafer
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:loaf, loader, loaner, load, loam, loan
- The Art of Professional Loafing
A satirical exchange in the Olympia Democratic about the 'Loafer Club' and the perils of career advice in the frontier.