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  1. The Miracle Cure-Alls of 1870s Seattle

    Before modern medicine, newspaper columns were filled with aggressive marketing for 'Pain Eradicators' and 'Radical Cures' that promised to fix everything from catarrh to death itself.

    Jul 13, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountySnake Oil

  2. A.A. Denny's Addition Property Sold for 1878 Judgments

    A wave of sheriff's sales across King County in 1878 signals the brutal fallout of debt and property litigation in a young, boom-and-bust frontier city.

    Jul 27, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

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