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2 stories

  1. The Cheese Factory Swindle

    A Wisconsin cheesemaker looking for opportunity in White Bluffs becomes the target of a classic Seattle bunco scheme.

    Apr 17, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Fancy Cow at the Olympic

    An Arlington-raised butterfat producer makes a grand entrance at a Seattle banquet hall to promote local milk.

    May 1, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanOlympic Hotel, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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