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2 stories matching fling

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  1. A Night of Dolls, Knives, and Highland Flings

    Olympia’s 'Little Helpers' sewing society hosts a lively children's party at the Unitarian church, complete with fancy dancing and a contest for the oldest, ugliest, and most historic toys.

    Mar 19, 1892The Olympia TribuneUnitarian Church, OlympiaStrange But True

  2. Canoeing the Queets: Promise and Dispossession on the Olympic Peninsula

    An 1892 travelogue celebrates homesteaders in the Queets River valley while arguing that Native hunters should be confined to the reservation.

    Sep 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerQueets, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance

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