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1 story matching thoughtless
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:thought, though, sightless, thriftless, tactless, thorough
- The Automatic Suitor-Smacker
A fed-up father builds a booby-trapped gate to drive away his daughters' persistent suitors, turning a domestic headache into a mechanical triumph.