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5 stories matching egg

  1. The Death of the Egg Law

    A peculiar piece of legislation from 1875 mandating the sale of eggs by weight is finally repealed after years of being a 'dead letter'.

    Nov 16, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  2. Drunken Brawl at Yesler's Wharf

    Two opportunists and their intoxicated victim end up in jail after a chaotic street struggle.

    Nov 16, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  3. The Great Chicken Crackdown of Tacoma

    A local crime spree left Tacoma poultry-less until an arrest at a YMCA service broke the case.

    Mar 24, 1886Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer18th Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Forgotten Youth of Washington Territory

    A minister's impassioned crusade to establish the territory's first state-funded school for the deaf, blind, and feeble-minded.

    Jun 2, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  5. A Glimpse of Early Student Life at 'The University'

    A parent reflects on the rigorous intellectual environment and the warm, 'family-like' boarding experience at a regional boarding school in Washington Territory.

    Aug 12, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

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