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4 stories matching squash

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:squashi, quash, squab, squad, squak, squar

  1. The Desert That Wasn't: A Lesson in Eastern Bias

    When visiting journalists labeled the Columbia Basin a 'desolation,' a local farmer proved them wrong with a bounty of fruit and grain.

    Oct 10, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerAinsworth, Franklin CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Myth of the Wild West Cowboy

    A columnist deconstructs the romantic image of the 'blood-draggled' cowboy, revealing that the men who shot up town billiard parlors were often just farm-boys performing bravado.

    Jan 6, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  3. The Snowfall That Nearly Wiped Out Spokane Falls

    Heavy winter snows caused the near-collapse of two public buildings in Washington Territory, sparking a debate over the need for stricter building oversight in a growing Seattle.

    Jan 15, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOpera House, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall · Disasters

  4. The Desert Bloom of Ainsworth

    A skeptical traveler discovers a German immigrant coaxing bountiful gardens from the dusty sagebrush plains of the Snake River.

    Oct 14, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerAinsworth, Pasco, Franklin CountyStrange But True

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