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2 stories matching feign

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:feighan, foreign, unfeign, feis, feit, deign

  1. The Delegate’s Missing Work

    A Seattle newspaper calls out the territory’s Washington D.C. representative for feigning ignorance about a local land rights petition.

    May 23, 1872Puget Sound DispatchDuwamish Bay, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Blue Glass Cure: A Barber’s Quackery and a Seattle Elder’s Rage

    In March 1877, an elderly Black man named Uncle Dan nearly came to blows with a white barber over a ridiculous 'medical' treatment involving blue window panes and sunlight.

    Mar 31, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountySnake Oil

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