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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 5 |
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- The Hidden Wealth Beneath Aberdeen’s Streets
Prospectors discover mineral ochre deposits under the bluff, hinting at a future for local paint manufacturing.
- The Great Grays Harbor Gold Rush
A prospector who claimed to have a secret method for extracting gold from harbor sands vanishes, leaving behind a community of duped investors.
- Aberdeen’s Industrial Pivot
A report on the town's shifting economic tides as new mills take root on the south side.
- Mother and Child Rescued from East Aberdeen Slough
A young girl playing near the water falls into a slough, leading to a harrowing rescue by bystanders at high tide.
- The Price of a Boom-Time Hangover
Aberdeen’s municipal coffers were drained by the reckless speculation of 1890, leaving the city scrambling to consolidate massive debt.
- The Hidden Metal Powering the Electric Age
A rare, inaccessible metal from the Ural Mountains has become as valuable as gold, and it is the only thing keeping the world's incandescent light bulbs from shattering.
- The Acme Opera House Opens Its Doors
Aberdeen debuted its grand new theater with a local production of 'Held by the Enemy,' a performance that proved the town had cultural ambitions far exceeding its size.
- Women Entering the Shingle Mills
A new industrial experiment in Aberdeen shifts packing labor to women, marking a departure from the male-dominated workforce of the early timber industry.
- A Leap for Life on the Road to Hoquiam
A couple jumping from a runaway buggy to escape a terrified horse left one passenger unconscious in the road.
- Is Immigration the Key to Worker Wages?
A local editor argues that the recent stoppage of immigration due to a 'cholera scare' provides an accidental experiment in labor supply and demand.
- The Women of Aberdeen Make Their Mark at State Convention
A local delegate recounts the nerve-wracking, momentous experience of representing Aberdeen at the statewide Women's Christian Temperance Union gathering.
- A Temperance Firebrand Comes to the Tabernacle
Mrs. J. C. Stone brings wit, sarcasm, and a stinging critique of men's monopoly on citizenship to a packed Baptist tabernacle.
- Coastal Tempest Strands the Falcon on the Flats
A ferocious south-wester wreaks havoc on shipping, forcing rescues and leaving a merchant vessel stranded in the mud.
- The White Ribboners’ Crusade in Cosmopolis
A local chapter of the W.C.T.U. mounts an impassioned campaign against the ‘despot’ of alcohol, labeling licensed saloons a failed experiment.
- Turning Sawdust into Stone
An innovative German industrial method promises to transform Aberdeen's abundant sawmill waste into fireproof, durable building bricks.
- The Dance-Hall Dandy: A Thief Undone by His Own Vanity
A railroad laborer steals a valise of clothes, then wears his finest stolen outfit to a dance hall—where a sharp-eyed policeman spots him.
- The Uncontested Bid for School Director
Aberdeen’s local newspaper urges a unanimous vote to keep the current school board intact during the upcoming election.
- The Art of the Real Estate Hustle
A satirical look at the 'Sunset Addition' land boom, where maps lied and conscience was an impediment to profit.
- The Dentist and the Cat
After a cruel beating left a local cat unable to feed itself, a sympathetic neighborhood dentist crafted a set of false teeth to save the animal.
- The City That Grew from Timber to Town in 18 Months
A promotional puff piece reveals Aberdeen’s explosive growth: population jumping from 800 to over 2,000, with a $35,000 monthly payroll and the best electric lights in Washington.
- The Railroad That Couldn't Steal His Home
How a local homesteader outlasted the Northern Pacific Railway in a decade-long legal battle over land rights.