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| Year | Stories |
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| 1878 | 1 |
1 story matching impenit
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:impend, impenetr, imped, impel, imper, penit
- The Persistent Pest in the Parlor
A classic 1878 dispatch on the 'improved' book agent who swears he never bothers anyone—right before being forcibly ejected into the street.