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1 story matching sleev
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:slee, sleek, sleep, sleet, sleepi, sleeveless
- A Close Call at the Buffalo Shingle Mill
A mill worker is lucky to keep his arm after a terrifying accident with a shingle saw.