Mrs. Brown
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- May 13, 1882The Battle Over Naming Baby BrownA classic matrimonial spat from 1882 reveals the absurd lengths a Victorian couple went to avoid the common name 'Henry' for their newborn son.Seattle, WA
- Mar 15, 1885The Schoolhouse Reunion: A Grandmother’s ReflectionA grandmother visits her granddaughter's rural school and finds herself transported back to her own youth, struggling to reconcile the modern fashions of schoolchildren with the enduring traditions of the classroom.Seattle, WA
- Aug 29, 1888The Unlucky Speckled Hen and the Tarring PartyIn an era of domestic tension, a Washington housewife's patience for her husband's sloth and a neighbor’s story of a local scoundrel collide in a kitchen mishap.Seattle, WA
- Jul 24, 1894The Officer, the Wife, and the Bouquet: A Seattle Courtroom MelodramaJohn Brown gets thirty days for disorderly conduct, but he blames a handsome policeman for stealing his wife—who arrives in court with flowers and a secret for the judge.Seattle, WA
- Aug 20, 1894The Beating of Henry Brown: A Runaway Elevator Boy and a Family's Violent SecretA 14-year-old black elevator operator flees his home after a savage whipping by his father, revealing a tangled story of poverty, pride, and punishment in 1894 Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Aug 20, 1908A $60,000 Fire Devastates Valley: Livery Stable Blaze Spreads Through TownA wind-whipped fire that began in a livery stable destroyed a general store, a saloon, and a residence, leaving insurance far short of losses.Valley, WA
- Jan 1, 1909Two Deaths at Port Blakely, and a Killer's SurrenderA newly arrived blacksmith was shot in the back at the Port Blakely mill; a child was killed in the same attack, and the assailant gave himself up after days in the woods.Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island, WA
- Nov 5, 1914The Ladies’ Aid Hustle for Their DebtCommunity members turn to home baking and creative labor to settle the local church’s accounts.Kennewick, WA