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1 story matching unwit
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:unwif, unwil, unwis, unwind, unit, unwieldi
- The Electric Gate: An Olympia Father Declares War on Front-Gate Courting
A gadget-minded Eastside householder wires his front gate to deliver a jolt to lally-gagging sweethearts — and proves it first on an unwitting dog and a cabbage-loving cow.