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| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching whirligig
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:whirl, whig, whir, whirlpool, whirlwind
- The Miracle at Moxee: Water Strikes the High Ground
A homemade rotary drill finds artesian water where experts feared it was impossible, turning arid desert into potential farmland.