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2 stories matching frictionless

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:friction, motionless, foundationless, friendless, fiction

  1. The Self-Taught Mechanic and the Frictionless Dream

    A Seattle man is betting his future on a patented axle design, hoping to trade sawmill work for the life of an inventor.

    May 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGrant Street, Seattle, King CountySnake Oil

  2. Dr. Hannibal Mills and the Self-Impelling Motor

    An aspiring inventor blames 'poison rum' for his recent legal troubles and pleads his case in the newspaper.

    Mar 3, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Local Legends

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