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5 stories matching dread

  1. Farmer Chases Engineers Away with Barbed Wire

    A landowner in the lower Yakima Valley defended his property rights in spectacular fashion, chasing an engineering crew off his land with a lasso of barbed wire.

    Feb 18, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

  2. The Near-Miss that Saved the Orchard Boom

    Anxious farmers watch the thermometer as a late-spring frost threatens to wipe out the region's record-breaking fruit potential.

    Apr 18, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Health Crisis at Our Door

    With cholera reported in New York City, local officials must act immediately to secure North Yakima’s sanitation before the plague spreads.

    Sep 15, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  4. A Bureaucratic Duel in Mason County

    A tart, hilarious correspondence reveals the friction between an autocratic Adjutant General and a defiant county official in early Washington.

    Feb 25, 1892The Yakima HeraldShelton, Mason CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  5. The Mustard Plaster Misadventure

    A traveler seeking relief from rheumatism accidentally treats the wrong man to a painful surprise.

    Jul 16, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

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