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1 story matching mischief
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:mischiev, mischel, mischanc, chief, miscal, mis
- The Boy Who Squirted Ammonia: A Spokane Youth’s Descent into Infamy
Officer Ike keeps a watchful eye on Tobias, the 'bad boy' of the Cineograph theater, after he becomes a fugitive from home and targets Japanese children with chemical pranks.