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1 story matching trouser
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:trouserett, troup, trout, troublous, trousseau, houser
- The Mystery of the Beverly Bridge
A young, well-dressed man is found dead on the Columbia River crossing, leaving behind only a grocery list and haunting questions of foul play.