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1 story matching drayman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:draymen, dray, draftsman, drayag, gayman, layman
- A Tragic End on the Tide Flats
The body of a missing drayman is discovered by a switchman in the mud near the Northern Pacific tracks.