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1 story matching ralph
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:ralf, randolph, ralli, rallk, rolph, rallli
- The Great Apple-Thieving Bear of Seattle
Local boys and a captain team up to take down a persistent bruin that had been raiding a private orchard.