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2 stories matching batteri
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:batter, batten, batterman, battersbi, batterymen, bacteri
- The Underdog Coulee City Nine Steals Two Games
Missing five regular players, the local baseball team overcomes a losing streak with a new battery and sheer determination.
- The Death of John Barleycorn: Kennewick Goes Dry
As Washington state's prohibition laws took effect in 1916, the local paper penned a mock-obituary for the liquor trade.