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1 story matching gourd
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:goudard, gourlay, gourley, goud, goug, gout
- Vashon Island's Tent City Summer
An organized assembly on Vashon Island plans for a two-week rural retreat, complete with lecture series, music, and Sunday school drills, promising to appear 'like Jonah's gourd' in a night.