Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 22 |
| 1894 | 9 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 2 |
4 stories matching prostitut
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pros, destitut, institut, prosecut, prosthet, prostrat
- Legal Challenge Filed Against Anti-Prostitution Law
- City Council Faces Tensions Over Prostitution and Budgets
In their final session of the term, Walla Walla councilmen navigate budget disputes and the first-ever petition to remove bawdy houses as public nuisances.
- First Felony Conviction Under New 'Living Off Earnings' Law
A Seattle man is the first in the county to be sent to the penitentiary for profiting from sex work under a new state statute.
- The War on Walla Walla’s Saloons
An early 20th-century editorial denounces local saloon owners as anarchists and moral threats, revealing the deep social divide over the city's 'wide-open' nightlife.