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172 stories matching lesson
- A Heartbreaking Departure for Reform
A teenage girl thanked the judge who sentenced her to a reform school in Chehalis for stealing clothes.
- A Forged Delegate Ticket at the Second Ward Meeting
A letter to the Tribune accuses Boss Sickels and sewer contractor Gillie of slipping a printed delegate ticket into a Second Ward meeting, using names without permission.
- A $107,000 Courthouse Still Without a Roof
Thurston County's grand new courthouse blows past its March 1 deadline with $73,000 already paid out — and a local builder predicts the final bill will top $150,000, every dollar of it leaving the county.
- The Price of Apathy in the School Board Election
A surprise victory for J. A. Johnson over Rod Sprague reveals that local civic engagement hangs on the turnout of supporters.
- Tacoma Looks to Seattle for Paving Lessons
Tacoma city officials plan a trip to Seattle to study paving techniques, hoping to resolve a long-standing dispute over the condition of Pacific Avenue.
- The Roller Rink That Saved Seattle’s Winter Evenings
Before the city lights were bright, the local Pavilion offered a refuge from the damp, offering lessons and laughter to the residents of 1872 Seattle.
- The Unlucky Duck Hunter of Riverside
A simple afternoon gesture turned into a painful lesson on the dangers of uneven ground when a farmer's attempt to shoo a bird resulted in a trip to the hospital.
- Nature’s Engineering: Lessons from the Baltic Dikes
An 1875 perspective on how the Baltic coastline’s natural defenses against the sea served as a blueprint for human resilience and infrastructure.
- The Cost of Political Squabbling
A skeptical look at a proposed recall election in Benton County that threatens to drain public coffers.
- The Girl Who Fought Back: A Chippie’s Cane Meets His Cane
When a fruit inspector’s daughter was harassed on Columbia Street, her father didn’t just call the police—he delivered a lesson in justice that left the harasser running for his life.
- A Sea Captain's Seattle Grievance
Captain Jorgensen of the Alexander McNeill learns a hard lesson about maritime labor laws after attempting to deny his crew their pay in Seattle.
- An Alternative Vision for the Fourth
The Tribune editor questions whether Lynden's rowdy, carnival-style Independence Day celebrations have lost their patriotic focus, suggesting a more solemn path.
- One Comma Turned a Lost Boy’s Police Bulletin Into a Station-House Joke
A five-year-old lost and found at the Seattle police station became a lesson in punctuation when a missing comma made his uncle sound like a man named John Chestnut.
- German Lutheran School Expands in Kennewick
A new bungalow-style schoolhouse rises on Tacoma Street as the local German Lutheran community invests in its own educational infrastructure.
- The Zoo Proprietor and the Imaginary Beast
A skeptical showman gets a lesson in 'scientific' bluster from a tall, blue-spectacled visitor.
- The Union Frisking Committee
Everett union members turn to direct enforcement of the union label, fining fellow workers who wear non-union clothing.
- The True Cost of a Game of Billiards
A Seattle man learns a hard lesson about domestic economy and the hypocrisy of his own spending habits after denying his family small requests.
- A Tug-of-War Over Local Pride
The South Bend Journal faced a humbling lesson in geography and maritime reality after prematurely bragging about a local shipping milestone.
- The Desert That Wasn't: A Lesson in Eastern Bias
When visiting journalists labeled the Columbia Basin a 'desolation,' a local farmer proved them wrong with a bounty of fruit and grain.
- A 'Mantraps' Warning: Building Collapses on South Third
A recently renovated shop collapses into kindling just minutes after workers vacate the premises.
- Proving the Snoqualmie Pass
After successful winter cattle drives, boosters argue that the Snoqualmie route is the best mountain pass for a future transcontinental railroad.
- The Capsized Boat and the 'Male Kind' Rescue
A trio of young men testing their luck on Lake Union learn a harsh lesson in buoyancy, social embarrassment, and the precariousness of Victorian masculinity.
- The Racialized Panic Over Real Estate
A reprint from the San Francisco Chronicle warns Seattle property owners against renting to the Chinese, using inflammatory rhetoric about declining property values.
- Students Endangered at Pike Street School
A concerned parent calls for the relocation of a primary school housed in a building where children must play on a busy, car-filled street.
- A Hard Lesson in Friendship
A local clerk is swindled out of $200 by a former employer who promised a return on a worthless bank draft.