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| 1876 | 4 |
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- Aberdeen’s New Retail Palace Opens in a Blaze of Light
Over 1,500 residents crowded into the new Toklas & Kaufman brick block, marking a milestone in the city's Gilded Age expansion.
- Aberdeen’s Big Water Bond
A massive $65,000 bond issue passes, securing the city's future water supply and fueling a local land rush.
- The Great Northern’s Secret March: How Seattle Won the Rail War
While Tacoma watches in disbelief, eighty miles of steel rails and bridge materials are already en route to Seattle, signaling that James J. Hill’s new railroad will make the city its headquarters.
- The Electric Gate: An Olympia Father Declares War on Front-Gate Courting
A gadget-minded Eastside householder wires his front gate to deliver a jolt to lally-gagging sweethearts — and proves it first on an unwitting dog and a cabbage-loving cow.
- A Soup Kitchen Brawl
Two cooks at the Poodle Dog restaurant settle a professional dispute with knives and dinnerware.
- The Pride of Aberdeen
A new brick business block on Heron Street marks a milestone in Aberdeen’s development.
- The Breakfast Table Umpire
A fed-up boarder decides he's had enough of the baseball-obsessed chatter at his table.
- A Sick Child, an Empty Cupboard, and $22 in the Collection Plate
A Unitarian minister in Tacoma argues that charity is only a bandage, and that a man who works hard and still cannot feed his family is the church's real problem to solve.