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| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 3 |
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2 stories matching broom
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:brood, brook, brooch, brooks, bro, bridegroom
- Loose Handbills Nearly Cause a Runaway—And a Housewife Demands Action
A carelessly scattered pile of posters sends a horse bolting through Olympia, prompting a letter to the editor calling for a city ordinance to keep the streets clean.
- Hot Ashes Nearly Burn Down Olympia’s Pride
A carelessly discarded batch of hot ashes smoldered for hours in the Capitol Steam Laundry before bursting into flame beneath the Olympia Hotel.