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2 stories matching scar
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:scarc, scare, scarf, scarv, scarri, scarum
- The Child Acrobat's Ordeal
A young performer rescued from a traveling act bears the brutal marks of a stove poker and a buckled strap, sparking a court battle over his custody.
- The Brutal Price of Circus Fame
A young acrobat is removed from his performers' care after enduring systemic abuse in the name of show business.