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  1. The Tragedy at the Medicine Bottle: A Seattle Child’s Fatal Mistake

    In a heartbreaking incident that has gripped the community, three-year-old Howard Pontius drank from what he thought was a treat, but was actually his mother’s morphine prescription for a cold.

    May 24, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  2. The Great Pig Entrapment of 1886

    A pig's quest for kitchen scraps leads to a neighborhood-wide ordeal in downtown Seattle, involving the Fire Department and a very persistent squeal.

    Dec 22, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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