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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 16 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 6 |
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| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 37 |
| 1894 | 36 |
| 1895 | 52 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 29 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 3 |
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| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 7 |
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7 stories matching widow
- The Unsettled Estate on the Edge of Lake Union
A legal notice from 1877 reveals the struggle of a widow attempting to settle a deceased spouse's debts by liquidating land near the wild, undeveloped frontier of Seattle's Lake Union.
- The Snohomish Afterlife: A Spiritualist Joke
In an 1878 newspaper, a medium's séance takes a darkly humorous turn when a grieving widow asks her late husband if he is in heaven.
- The Ghostly Exhumation on the Hill
A grieving widow and a procession of mourners perform a mysterious, haunting ritual to rebury a man murdered in the streets of Seattle.
- The Confidence Man of White River
A San Francisco swindler finds his way to a farm near Seattle, only to be turned in by his own conscience—or perhaps his employer.
- The Widow’s Last Ledger
On her deathbed, a thrifty farm wife attempts one final audit of the neighborhood’s debts, only to find her husband’s memory suddenly failing when it comes to money she owes others.
- The Hypocrites of Commercial Street
A biting piece of social commentary from 1878 Seattle poetry attacks the town's pious moneylenders who exploit their neighbors while maintaining a veneer of religious devotion.
- A Desperate Escape on the Duwamish River
A woman seeking work in Seattle narrowly avoids a violent attack after being lured into the wilderness by a false job offer.