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| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching vesper
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:desper, vesler, ver, veer, vest, vener
- The False Priests of Tacoma
Two con artists passing themselves off as Catholic missionaries hoodwinked a congregation in Buckley, performing masses and collecting offerings before being chased down and arrested in Tacoma.