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When they were publishedBusiest year 1893, 2,661 stories (all years shown for comparison). Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
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YearStories
185459
185823
185927
186012
186186
186277
186363
186431
186510
187111
1872140
1876799
1877667
1878526
187964
1880179
1882130
1883731
1884393
1885837
1886483
1887484
1888440
18891,301
1890266
18911,023
18922,551
18932,661
18941,989
1895376
18962
189720
189876
1899445
1900106
19011
190234
19031,202
1904993
1905112
190717
190842
1909939
1910163
1911141
191262
1914239
1915271
1916479
1917289
191839
19195
19201
192214
1923142
1924126
192558

4,978 stories, from 228 towns

  1. King County1880–18893,560
  2. Pierce County1880–1889323
  3. Thurston County1880–1889150
  4. Yakima County1882–1889139
  5. Jefferson County1880–188995
  6. Snohomish County1880–188973
  7. Kitsap County1880–188972
  8. Walla Walla County1880–188966
  9. Kittitas County1880–188963
  10. Whatcom County1880–188948
  11. Spokane County1882–188947
  12. Skagit County1880–188946
  13. Whitman County1880–188945
  14. Mason County1885–188944
  15. Clallam County1880–188929
  16. Lewis County1883–188924
  17. Clark County1880–188923
  18. San Juan County1880–188916
  19. Columbia County1882–188713
  20. Island County1883–188912
  21. Pacific County1883–188912
  22. Franklin County1883–188911
  23. Grays Harbor County1882–188911
  24. Cowlitz County1880–18899
  25. Okanogan County1882–18899
  26. Stevens County1883–18897
  27. Chelan County1883–18895
  28. Douglas County1886–18893
  29. Lincoln County1883–18893
  30. Wahkiakum County1883–18863
  31. Skamania County1880–18832
  32. Benton County1884–18892
  33. Klickitat County1888–18892
  34. Grant County18852
  35. Garfield County18831
  36. Asotin County18891
  37. Pend Oreille County18891
  38. County not recorded1883–18886