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3 stories matching cord
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:concord, cor, cordag, corday, cordel, cordin
- A Painful Mishap at the Mill
While working in the busy industrial quarter of Seattle, a laborer suffers a horrific injury to his arm.
- The Day Seattle’s Water Pipe Factory Saved Itself
While the rest of the country sweats through a historic heatwave, Tumwater’s industrial engine roars night and day to keep the city supplied.
- The Great Snohomish Church Hunt: Why Our Clergy Keep Fleeing
A local editorial lambasts the community's inability to retain a minister, blaming itinerant preachers for their incompetence and demanding a permanent, educated clergyman who will actually work rather than just preach.