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1 story matching riverboat
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:riverb, river, riverbank, rivera, rive, riverman
- The Great White Bluffs Dog Panic of 1907
A stray cur triggered a frantic scramble for safety, sending townspeople up ridge poles and onto the riverboats.