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2 stories matching fortun
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fortue, fort, fortuit, unfortun, forth, forti
- The Riverboat Gamble
A local man's attempt to navigate the Snohomish River with a custom-built craft ends in a soggy, expensive, and lesson-filled disaster.
- The Brutal Truth of the 'Workaday' Struggle
An 1879 editorial reflects on the universal, grinding necessity of securing a livelihood, observing that even in a 'republic' built on individualistic grit, most people are only one misstep away from ruin.