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1 story matching backslid
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:backsid, backset, back, backstab, backstag, backstop
- The Hatchet-Wielding Cook Who Saved Her Pastor
An Episcopal clergyman’s tendency to deliver fiery lectures almost led to a bloody end until his cook intervened with a carving knife.