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3 stories matching devic
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:devie, devil, devin, devis, deviat, devise
- War on the Teredo Worm
New experimental methods are required to protect wharf pilings from Puget Sound's destructive wood-boring pests.
- The Rogue of Seattle
A serial con artist who targeted the generous, leaving friends to pay his debts.
- The Tragic Cost of the Miner's Den
In a remote mining camp, a man’s hard-earned savings and life are lost in a sudden, violent encounter with card sharps.