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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 98 |
| 1877 | 69 |
| 1878 | 38 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 88 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 63 |
| 1888 | 73 |
| 1889 | 150 |
| 1890 | 31 |
| 1891 | 114 |
| 1892 | 285 |
| 1893 | 231 |
| 1894 | 268 |
| 1895 | 290 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 56 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 112 |
| 1904 | 100 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 125 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
6 stories matching away
- The Morning Glory Fizzle
A group of Vancouver Southern sympathizers attempted to print a campaign paper in Portland, only to have their equipment and their vanity locked away in a safe they couldn't open.
- The Editor’s Defense of a Federal Appointee
After losing his status as Public Printer, the newspaper editor takes up the cause of the embattled Port Townsend Collector of Customs, Victor Smith.
- The Gold Rush Mania: A Cautionary Tale for Settlers
As disheartened miners return from the upper Columbia, the Standard warns local farmers and mechanics that steady work at home is worth more than the speculative, dangerous 'El Dorado' scramble.
- An Ill-Fated Fishing Excursion to Brown's Wharf
Local residents charter a boat named 'Union' for a fishing trip, only to end up mud-bound and fishless.
- The Meadow Snake Fiasco
A bashful farmhand’s desperate attempts to avoid the local quilting party result in an unintended, high-speed chase with a black snake.
- The Federal Crackdown on Alcohol Sales to Indigenous Tribes
Superintendent Calvin H. Hale issues a stern warning to traders violating federal statutes against selling liquor on reservations.