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4 stories matching mutter

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:utter, butter, cutter, gutter, lutter, matter

  1. The Child on the Train

    A conductor discovers a feverish little girl wandering a train alone with only her doll for comfort.

    Jun 17, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerTaylor, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Indian Council’s Rebellion Against the White Shopkeepers

    When an Indian girl was fined by her tribal council for purchasing flour at a white-owned store, a legal crackdown by territorial authorities sparked a tense political standoff.

    Dec 11, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerVictoria, Thurston CountyExclusion & Resistance

  3. The 'Odd Fellow' and the Suspicious Wife

    A Seattle man's secret late-night meetings with his fraternal order spark a domestic showdown over 'goat riding,' moral uprightness, and marital suspicion.

    Jul 11, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  4. The Milk Route Aristocrat of Archer Avenue

    A satirical social drama involving a milk route heiress and a love triangle, printed as news filler in 1881.

    Apr 28, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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