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1 story matching babi
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:babb, babe, babbl, babel, bagbi, babbit
- The Struggle for Household Help at the Turn of the Century
A Seattle employer recounts the candid, often frustrating process of interviewing domestic workers in 1900.