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| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching gim
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:gib, gid, gig, gil, gimblet, gimmick
- The Circus Crooks Meet Chief Rogers' Shadow
Seattle police pair a detective with every known short-change and gim-flam man at the circus, but not before an old islander is nearly taken for $60.