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1 story matching pot
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pote, pott, potat, polkot, potabl, potash
- The Prickly Pear That Changed a Life: How a Boy’s Prank in Iowa Sent Him to Seattle
A local resident reveals the bizarre chain of events that led him from an Iowa farm to the Pacific Northwest, starting with a screwdriver and a pair of boots.