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How skirt smugglers prompted the hiring of a lady searcher in 1902

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From ‘Weigh the Ladies’ headlines to later seizure totals and fines, archived stories show how shifting social norms and enforcement practices shaped border life in early 20th-century Sault Ste. Marie

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How skirt smugglers prompted the hiring of a lady searcher in 1902

From ‘Weigh the Ladies’ headlines to later seizure totals and fines, archived stories show how shifting social norms and enforcement practices shaped border life in early 20th-century Sault Ste. Marie

·Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
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SooToday.com broke the news in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
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