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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 55 |
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| 1879 | 5 |
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| 1885 | 60 |
| 1886 | 31 |
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| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 98 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 85 |
| 1892 | 153 |
| 1893 | 120 |
| 1894 | 164 |
| 1895 | 236 |
| 1897 | 6 |
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| 1903 | 67 |
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| 1923 | 10 |
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| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
2 stories matching purpos
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:purport, purposeless, repurpos, purpl, purpura, pur
- Introducing a New Species to the Walla Walla Valley
Local farmer George F. Thomas is importing game birds from the Willamette Valley to enrich the landscape for future generations.
- A Plea for Better Schoolhouses
Walla Walla’s school superintendent warns that log-cabin schools are a poor substitute for real investment in public education.