Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine1 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1876, 2 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18762
18801

3 stories matching bug

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:bugl, buggi, bedbug, bugger, bugler, bugley

  1. The Promised Land of Puget Sound

    An 1876 editorial from Seattle’s 'Intelligencer' pitches the Pacific Northwest as a hardship-free utopia for those fleeing the failures of the East.

    Dec 27, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The House Rules of the 'Magic' Boarding House

    A cantankerous landlord lists a set of bizarre, strict, and contradictory regulations for his boarders, from 'pulling off their boots' to a mysterious policy on nightmares.

    Dec 5, 1876The Daily IntelligencerCommercial Street, Seattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Local Legends

  3. The Shadowy Business of Patent Medicines

    A cynical drug clerk reveals the grisly truth behind 'medical' concoctions and the dangerous incompetence of the pharmacy trade in 1880s Seattle.

    Nov 13, 1880The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountySnake Oil

Download all 3 as a spreadsheet (CSV)