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2 stories matching gal

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:gala, gale, gall, galt, galch, galen

  1. The Hatchet-Wielding Cook Who Saved Her Pastor

    An Episcopal clergyman’s tendency to deliver fiery lectures almost led to a bloody end until his cook intervened with a carving knife.

    May 19, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The City That Vanished: Seattle’s First Real Estate Bubble and the Ghosts of Terry’s Addition

    A look back at January 1890, when Seattle’s land boom was in full swing, prices were soaring, and developers like George Dorffel were selling lots in new subdivisions to speculators eager for a quick profit.

    Jan 13, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDenny Park, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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