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1 story matching perch
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:perc, perchanc, perci, percheron, perciv, percol
- The War on Tacoma's Knothole Gang
When the local baseball management deployed a park keeper with a sharp stick to drive away children watching from a fence, the crowd turned on the club.