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1 story matching seattleit
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:seattlit, seattl, seattlean, seattleck, seattleward, seattlian
- The Gold-Brick Con: A Tacoma Contractor Swindled
A Slavonian contractor loses $550 to two men posing as subcontractors in an elaborate fake-deal scheme.