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2 stories matching scratch

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:ratch, scram, scrap, scotch, scrape, scrawl

  1. The Snohomish 'War Path'

    A rowdy night at the Snohomish riverfront ends in a knife fight between a local drunk and the city marshal.

    Sep 16, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish River, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Snake Oil of Snohomish

    A century-old miracle cure for man and beast that promised to heal everything from rheumatism to ‘hollow horn’.

    Mar 8, 1879The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountySnake Oil

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