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2 stories matching lay

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:langlay, lapay, laybu, layer, layhu, layov

  1. The Human Cost of the Overland Journey

    Destitute immigrants arriving in Walla Walla by ox-team, broken by travel and disease, find a moment of grace from the city's residents.

    Oct 14, 1864Walla Walla StatesmanMain Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

  2. The House Rules of a Frontier Newspaper

    An 1864 editor lays down the law for visitors to his office, covering everything from chewing tobacco to the frequent singing of 'John Brown.'

    Oct 7, 1864Walla Walla StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

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