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| Year | Stories |
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| 1908 | 2 |
2 stories matching meter
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:metter, mete, melter, meteon, meteor, metier
- Newport Council Digs In Against Electric Company's Meter Rates
A 25-year steam-heating franchise request collides with a fight over streetlight bills and what the town can afford.
- Newport's Telephone Revolution: A 600-Line Exchange Built for Growth
A Wisconsin telephone man bought out the old exchange, discarded it, and spent $11,000 to give Newport one of the most modern switchboards in the Northwest.