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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1 |
1 story matching traid
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:trail, trailsid, train, trait, tra, trailer
- A Piano Problem in Ballard
A ten-year-old boy writes a humorous letter to a local piano merchant with a very specific complaint about his new instrument.
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- The Transient Merchant Problem
A group of clothing peddlers skips town, leaving local brick-and-mortar merchants to foot the tax bill.