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| 1885 | 1 |
1 story matching hammerless
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:hammer, hairless, hammersli, hammerton, hammel, hammersley
- The Seattle Marksman Who Shot Himself Into a Nervous Breakdown
A hardware store's promotional stunt goes horribly wrong when counting shot holes leads to a mental collapse.