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4 stories matching borrow

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:barrow, burrow, morrow, sorrow, bow, storrow

  1. The Day She Asked for Our Front Door

    A Snohomish resident’s hilarious and exasperating account of his neighbors’ audacious borrowing habits reveals the thin veneer of civility in close-knit frontier communities.

    Feb 3, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

  2. The Man Who Vanished Into the Slough

    A Snohomish resident borrows a skiff for a trip to Thornton Mellan’s and never returns; neighbors find only his clothes on the riverbank.

    Feb 3, 1877The Northern StarSteamboat Slough, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Great Snohomish Masquerade Fever: Why Everyone Is Dressed Up

    From private juvenile balls to town-wide spectacles, the local press reports a sudden craze for masquerades sweeping through Snohomish and neighboring Sound cities.

    Mar 3, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyNightlife

  4. The Struggle for Self-Culture in Snohomish

    An 1877 literary society meeting sparks a fierce editorial debate on the necessity of intellectual labor and the dangers of the 'critic' class.

    Sep 8, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish County

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