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1 story matching song
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:son, sone, songbird, shong, sonni, sonor
- A May Day Celebration on Chambers Prairie
While war clouds gathered on the horizon, the citizens of Olympia took to the countryside to celebrate May Day with a traditional picnic, Maypole, and dancing.