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1 story matching safer
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:safe, safest, safeti, shafer, slafer, sallfer
- Olympia's Close Call with Fire
A dangerous blaze at the Secretary of the Territory's office sparks calls for safer building practices.