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2 stories matching flexibl

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  1. The Test of the Chemical Fire Extinguisher

    A skeptical crowd gathers at Second and Marion to watch a new, pressurized fire-fighting contraption in action.

    Jun 5, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Pirate Queens of Seattle

    How an amateur opera company in 1886 Seattle silenced critics with a masterful performance of Gilbert and Sullivan.

    Jan 21, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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