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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 15 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 10 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 14 |
| 1897 | 4 |
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| 1899 | 3 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 3 |
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5 stories matching reader
- The Legacy of the Stickney Home
A look at the origins and daily life of the mission school for Nooksack children, established on a Nooksack River island.
- The Pioneer Who Never Gave Another Speech After Mt. Baker Erupted
N. V. Sheffer, Whatcom County’s oldest living pioneer, brought his donkey cart to Ferndale’s old-settlers’ reunion—and told why he stopped speaking in public in 1854.
- The Mystery of the Apple-Boring Wasp
An entomologist from Pullman descends on Lynden to investigate a bizarre fruit-eating worm that defies known science.
- An Engineer Bets Newport Could Rival Spokane
A Spokane mining engineer reports on the Bead Lake and Conquest claims, arguing that capital, a concentrator and a five-mile rail spur could turn a dormant district into Newport’s future.
- The Nooksack Trek: A Local Expedition to Glacier
A group of Lynden men recount their journey into the Cascade foothills to scout for coal and game.