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4 stories matching rum
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:rump, rumat, rumbl, rumin, rumor, rumpf
- The Temperance Parade of 1885
When the youth of a small Washington settlement marched with flags and banners to take a stand against tobacco and rum.
- The Women's Crusade Comes to Seattle
A decade after the movement began, Seattle women gathered to reclaim their power and advocate for the prohibition of the 'rum traffic.'
- The Veteran's Bitter Return
After the community raised funds to help an indigent Civil War veteran, his quick slide back into destitution offers a sobering look at post-war society and the limits of charity.
- The Cold Truth at City Hall
A winter coal shortage brings a parade of desperate applicants to a city official who doles out fuel with a mix of bureaucratic cruelty and casual dismissals.