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2 stories matching kernel

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:kerner, kern, kerni, kennel, ker, joernel

  1. The Policeman, the Whiskey, and the Sober Pigeons

    A Seattle officer's attempt to trap church-dwelling pigeons using liquor-soaked corn ended in a hilariously humiliating failure when the birds refused to lose their composure.

    Jul 15, 1899The Seattle StarFirst Methodist Church, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Great Pigeon Whiskey Heist

    A Seattle police officer's bungled attempt to intoxicate local church pigeons ends in his own humiliation.

    Jul 17, 1899The Seattle StarFirst Methodist Church, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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