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5 stories matching type

  1. The Price of Print: A 1878 Tariff Battle

    A century and a half ago, Snohomish printers were already navigating the tension between protecting home industry and the rising costs of doing business.

    Mar 13, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Newspaper Built from Scraps

    After relocating to Vancouver, a resourceful publisher faced a printing dilemma and solved it by engineering their own custom press from repurposed timber and discarded iron.

    Nov 17, 1877The Northern StarVancouver, Clark CountyStrange But True

  3. The Excelsior Boom: How Puyallup Turned Wood into Bedding

    A nascent industry in the 1870s aimed to replace imported hair for mattresses with locally milled cottonwood shavings.

    Jun 19, 1878The Northern StarPuyallup, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  4. The Pioneer Nursery Bringing Life to the Sound

    Before Snohomish was a sprawling suburb, it was a frontier canvas for orchards and ornamental gardens seeking to tame the wild Washington landscape.

    Dec 22, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish County

  5. The Man Who Set Type at 71: William Lloyd Garrison’s Snohomish Surprise

    In a rare moment of local celebrity, the famous abolitionist visited his old printing shop in Washington Territory to celebrate his semi-centennial anniversary as an apprentice.

    Mar 11, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

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