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2 stories matching stiff
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:stiffi, stif, stiffen, stiffli, stiffest, stifl
- The Tragedy of the Columbia River Cannery Boat
A diligent cannery worker, Otto Land, vanishes into the cold waters of Elliott Bay during a treacherous solo trip, leaving a community searching for answers.
- New Year's Eve Terror at the Brunswick
A head cook is struck down by an unknown assailant in a downtown lodging house, sparking a city-wide investigation and an arrest of a desperate, unemployed plasterer.