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| 1909 | 1 |
1 story matching corniceman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:cornic, coleman, cornish, corn, conkleman, policeman
- A Miraculous Fall from a Construction Site
A corniceman plunges three stories from a building under construction, surviving with only cuts and bruises.