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2 stories matching magic

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:magician, maginn, magistr, mage, magnific, magan

  1. The Unraveling of Professor Barrimore

    A traveling actor and self-proclaimed 'Professor' leaves a trail of abandoned wives and broken hearts across the Pacific Northwest.

    Dec 11, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima Avenue, Yakima, Yakima CountyScandal

  2. The Cross-Threaded Nozzle That Cost Ellensburg the Race

    In an 1889 hose-cart contest, North Yakima’s fire team beat Ellensburg—but the day’s real drama was a stuck coupling and a heartbroken nozzleman.

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

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