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1 story matching outstretch
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:stretch, outstrip, homestretch, outmatch, outreach, outstand
- The Blacksmith’s Inflation Correction
A local farmer brags about his record-breaking pork sales, only to find the village blacksmith has adjusted his own prices accordingly.