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10 stories matching supper

  1. Instant Housing in the Northwest

    When a family arrived in Dayton, Washington, and found no homes available for rent, they didn't wait—they built their own in a single afternoon.

    May 11, 1878Puget Sound DispatchDayton, Columbia CountyHousing & Rent · Strange But True

  2. The Logger Who Waited in Silence

    A brutal ax wound and a stoic patience define the daily risks of Puyallup Valley labor in 1876.

    Aug 12, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  3. The Great Spelling Bee of 1873

    Before high-speed internet and digital debates, Seattle’s social life centered on the grand Spelling Match, a community competition held at Yesler’s Hall.

    Mar 16, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  4. The Juror Who Ate Himself into Jail

    A Seattle juror’s hunger at the Occidental Hotel led to an invalidated trial, a stern rebuke from the bench, and three months in the county jail.

    Feb 3, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  5. The Great Jailbreak of 1878

    Five inmates, including a man held for attempted murder, escaped a Seattle jail using a key hand-crafted over six weeks.

    Jan 26, 1878Puget Sound DispatchYesler Way, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  6. Holiday Revelry in Early Renton

    A historic gathering of pioneer families at the new schoolhouse marked a high-water mark for the young coal mining settlement.

    Jan 6, 1876Puget Sound DispatchRenton, King CountyStrange But True

  7. The Great Escape at Port Madison

    A convicted murderer slips past a guard and vanishes into the thick brush, sparking a frantic island-wide manhunt.

    Apr 13, 1876Puget Sound DispatchPort Madison, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap CountyTrue Crime

  8. Summer Days on the Sound

    A lively report from a 1878 community on the Puget Sound, celebrating mill work, new infrastructure, and the social joys of the frontier era.

    Jul 27, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  9. The 'Folly' of Tacoma: A Steamboat Traveler’s Skeptical Report

    An 1876 visitor finds the new city of Tacoma lacking and highlights the tragic loss of local boys at sea.

    Jan 6, 1876Puget Sound DispatchTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  10. The Opium Evil: How 48 Cans Slipped Past Seattle's Customs Inspector

    In 1877, a Seattle paper raged about opium smuggling, corruption in the revenue service, and a den where 'white men, Chinese and Indians' met—a racist panic that echoes today's drug crises.

    Mar 31, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

Also about this, in other words

  1. The Great Table Etiquette Debate

    An editorial scrap between the Intelligencer and the Post-Intelligencer over whether eating with a knife is a sign of 'vulgar' breeding.

    Jul 26, 1880Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

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