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1 story matching beacon
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:bacon, beach, beaton, deacon, bead, beak
- The Beacon at the Edge of the World
A rare dispatch from the remote Tatoosh Island lighthouse reveals the technical marvel of the Fresnel lens and the isolation of the keepers guarding the Pacific entrance.