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1 story matching distraught

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:draught, distract, distrain, fraught, dist, distress

  1. A Distraught Mother’s Unfounded Claims

    After previously accusing others of harboring her runaway daughters, a woman attempts to involve the Tacoma police in a new delusion.

    Apr 25, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

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