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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 24 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 33 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 50 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 24 |
| 1892 | 56 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 69 |
| 1895 | 82 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
5 stories matching perfect
- 200-Year-Old Flintlock Unearthed from the Cowlitz
A rare brass pistol, dredged from the riverbed near Longview, is sent to London in search of its origins.
- Fruit Exchange Plans New Warehouse
The White Bluffs Horticultural Exchange completes its organization and secures a lease from the Milwaukee railroad for a new packing facility.
- The Apple-Packing Championship
A town competition turns into a high-stakes display of skill and speed.
- The Legislative Shuffle: How Power Really Worked at Olympia
A rare look behind the curtain of the 1923 state legislative session, where committee back-scratching, lobbyist influence, and alcohol fueled the fate of over 600 bills.
- The Rich Dodge the Tax Collector While the Rest of Us Pay
A labor paper seethes over a Supreme Court ruling that let corporations issue stock dividends tax-free — and demands the working class stop carrying the burden of government.