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  1. The Preacher, the Deed, and the Burning House

    A small-town minister's affair with a married parishioner ends in arson, a whitewash trial, and an effigy swinging from an electric light pole in the heart of Oakesdale.

    May 31, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOakesdale, Whitman CountyScandal

  2. When Eggs Became Legal Tender: How the Palouse Survived the Panic of 1893

    After the rains wrecked the 1893 wheat crop and merchants slammed shut the credit system, Palouse farmers discovered that the hen — and then the hog — could save them.

    Jan 14, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOakesdale, Whitman CountyWork & Pay · Boom & Bust

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