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2 stories matching fairi
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fair, fairer, fairest, fairfax, farriri, airi
- The Seattle Paper Carnival of 1888
A meticulously staged historical pageant at the opera house brought the courts of Europe and the American Revolution to life, becoming the social event of the season.
- The Schoolhouse Ballot
A rare glimpse into a local 1886 Seattle school board election where women cast roughly half the votes.