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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 34 |
| 1877 | 26 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 24 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 40 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 50 |
| 1893 | 43 |
| 1894 | 56 |
| 1895 | 80 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
5 stories matching fit
- The Typographer's Lament: A Plea for Better Penmanship
A frustrated newspaper printer turns to verse to protest the illegible handwriting of contributors, whose scribbles make the typesetter’s life a living hell.
- The Pioneer Priest Who Cleared the Forest for a Church
In 1883, Father Frefontaine laid the cornerstone of a grand new cathedral in Seattle, reflecting on a journey that began with clearing dense timber by hand to serve a tiny, fractured congregation.
- The City’s ‘Losings-Bank’: A Temperance Sermon on Economic Ruin
In an 1881 sermon at Plymouth Church, a local minister argues that Seattle’s rampant saloon culture—not market forces—is the primary engine of financial instability.
- The Boy Who Wanted a Gun: Seattle’s Satirical Take on Sunday School Prizes
A local columnist mocks the absurdity of juvenile weekly papers offering .32-caliber revolvers to boys who recruit eight subscribers, arguing that this 'philanthropy' teaches murder rather than morality.
- The Corset Clerk's Nightmare: A Beaver Dam Prank Gone Wrong
In a tale of mistaken identity and trembling knees, a young man’s attempt to escort a famous lecturer ends in panic when he is led to believe he must be measured for lingerie.