Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
2 stories matching garbl
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:garb, garbag, garber, gar, gabl, gara
- The Sheriff’s Shabby Costume: A Prisoner’s Trick to Escape the Penitentiary
In a bizarre twist of early Washington Territory justice, a sheriff attempted to smuggle a prisoner into the territorial penitentiary by disguising him in shabby clothes. The trick failed, but not before the warden made a memorable quip.
- A Cowardly Assault on Third Street
When a sick man defended his son from a neighbor's violence, the local justice system failed to provide justice.