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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 50 |
| 1877 | 50 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 59 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 52 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 99 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 93 |
| 1895 | 102 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 37 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 38 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
13 stories matching quit
- The Smallpox Scare of 1880
When a woman was quarantined in the local pest house for suspected smallpox, local doctors sparred over whether her condition was actually a common venereal disease.
- Sunday School Picnics at Alki Point
The community gathers for a mass outing at Alki, featuring clambakes and speeches under a clear sky.
- The Perilous Slopes of Columbia Street
A teenage student’s sledding accident sparks a local warning about the dangers of winter recreation on Seattle’s steepest hills.
- Gold Fever on the Skagit: A Prospector's Report
Fresh from the gold fields, miners report that the Skagit region is sparkling with riches, promising to make skeptics take a backseat.
- The True Cost of a Hired Hand
A frank critique of the era's labor relations, arguing that farmer complaints about hired help often stem from poor treatment and meager food rather than a decline in worker character.
- The Fight for the First Cascades Rail Line
In 1880, Seattle editors appealed to the 'Walla Walla Statesman' to bridge the mountain divide and unite the Washington territory through trade.
- The City That Wants to Be the Boston of the Pacific
While San Francisco fretfully watches its own supremacy, an 1880 editorial predicts a rising Puget Sound metropolis of millions.
- A Family Tragedy in the Whatcom Courtroom
A mother and her twelve-year-old son were convicted of manslaughter after a deadly land dispute, highlighting the violent risks of territorial-era frontier claims.
- The Victorian Anxiety Over 'Fat Babies'
An 1880 advice column warns parents that 'excessive fat is really a disease' and cautions against the physical toll of oversized toddlers on their own developing bones.
- The City That Waited Too Long
A scathing editorial from 1880 chides Seattle’s civic leaders for their 'supine' failure to build the roads necessary to secure the region's economic future.
- The Silent Epidemic: Diphtheria in 1880 Seattle
A harrowing, vivid account of the early stages of diphtheria, a 'perplexing theme' of illness that terrorized families and baffled medical practitioners in the Washington Territory.
- The Unpolished Potential of the White River Valley
A traveler’s 1880 excursion into the agricultural heart of King County reveals a land of 'enormous yield'—and farmers who leave their hogs to eat their own profits.
- The Satchel Swindle: How a Miner Outsmarted a Seattle Landlord
A crafty miner used a bag of lead pipe to play on his landlord’s greed and secure two months of free room and board.