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| 1878 | 1 |
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| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 3 |
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| 1923 | 1 |
4 stories matching patch
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:patchan, patchen, patchwork, pat, pata, pate
- The Alyssum Mystery
A young man is wrongly accused of the murder of his aunt until a patch of garden flowers reveals the truth.
- The Toll-Gate Runaway
A young woman's flirtation with danger and a reckless dash through a toll-gate causes a family scandal and the loss of a suitor.
- The Redemption of a Drunkard
A harrowing night of domestic violence and neglect ends a decade later in an unexpected act of grace.
- The Perils of the Telegraph
A look at the chaotic and often hilarious errors produced by local telegraph operators.