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  1. The Miracle of Dido the Blind Cat

    A remarkable account of a house cat who, after going blind, mastered his home environment and displayed an uncanny homing instinct.

    Feb 8, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. Steaming Through the Puget Sound Boom, Town by Town

    A Seattle traveler’s 1883 voyage aboard the Idaho finds crowded wharves, railroad dreams, and real-estate prices high enough to check the very boom they fed.

    Aug 12, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWhatcom Creek, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

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