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2 stories matching plunk

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:plung, plunder, plunger, plug, plum, plus

  1. The Great Chehalis Road Debate

    A local taxpayer argues that a proposed $224,500 infrastructure bond is an act of folly that ignores the region's most pressing agricultural needs.

    Apr 30, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

  2. The Motorized Nomads of White Bluffs

    A traveling band of fortune-tellers trades covered wagons for luxury automobiles, leaving the townspeople both captivated and suspicious.

    Jun 23, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

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