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1 story matching pot
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pote, pott, potat, polkot, potabl, potash
- The Great Ensilage Experiment of 1887
When an experimental farm in King County opened its massive silo, it sparked a neighborhood sensation that smelled like 'the mischief' but promised a revolution in Washington agriculture.