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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 44 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 1 |
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| 1885 | 28 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 58 |
| 1889 | 83 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 76 |
| 1892 | 102 |
| 1893 | 111 |
| 1894 | 106 |
| 1895 | 140 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 |
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| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
2 stories matching valu
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:val, valuat, valuabl, vale, valk, valv
- The Night a Soldier Robbed the Editor's House
While the Puget Sound Herald's proprietor and his wife were away, a soldier slipped into their home—then walked back through the kitchen into the sitting room.
- The Priest Writes Back: A Territorial Feud Over 'Romanism'
A Methodist minister's warning in Olympia draws a sharp reply from the Catholic missionary he accused.