The Northern Star
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- Feb 23, 1877The Art of Living Well in 1877 SeattleWhile Seattle’s pioneer merchants touted their iron stoves and fine whiskies, the local press offered practical, timeless advice on navigating life’s demands.Seattle, WA
- Mar 3, 1877The Marsh That Swallowed the Land: A Call to Drain SnohomishLocal farmers face ruin as winter rains turn fertile bottomlands into impassable swamps; experts propose a collective drainage project to save the region's agricultural future.Snohomish, WA
- Sep 1, 1877The Tyranny of the TracksAn editorial from 1877 warns that railroad monopolies are forcing settlers and laborers into ruin by prioritizing corporate debt and high freight rates over the survival of the community.Snohomish, WA
- Sep 22, 1877The Forgotten Soldiers: A Post-War ReckoningDecades after the Civil War, Snohomish's local paper draws a bitter parallel between the veterans who fought to 'free the negro' and the rising tide of impoverished, displaced laborers struggling for survival in 1877.Snohomish, WA
- Sep 29, 1877The Riverboat Captain Who Was Everyone’s Personal Errands BoyBefore the age of reliable logistics, the Snohomish riverboat captain was the community’s unofficial delivery service, tasked with everything from baby shoes to engine parts.Snohomish, WA
- Sep 29, 1877The Price of Survival in 1880s SnohomishA look at the commodities and labor costs that defined life in the frontier settlement of Snohomish City.Snohomish, WA
- Oct 20, 1877The Fight to Save the Stillaguamish SalmonLong before environmental regulation was common, Snohomish Councilman Ferguson pushed for a law to curb the destructive use of dynamite in Washington’s rivers.Stillaguamish River, Snohomish, WA
- Nov 24, 1877The Sermon of Science in SnohomishA local lecture series bridges the gap between theology and natural history, framing evolution not as a conflict with the divine, but as the 'eternal reign of law.'Snohomish, WA
- Dec 8, 1877Darwin, Agassiz, and the Snohomish Pulpit WarsA fiery editorial from 1877 Snohomish takes on the local clergy for their public ridicule of scientific discovery and the theory of evolution.Snohomish, WA