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  1. A Sneeze Proves Dangerous for Injured Palouse Woman

    A tragicomic recovery setback highlights the fragility of health on the frontier.

    Mar 16, 1900The Colfax GazettePalouse, Whitman CountyStrange But True

  2. A Young Life Cut Short

    The passing of a popular local bank employee highlights the sudden danger of pneumonia in the early 20th century.

    Jan 19, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

  3. The Warehouseman’s Betrayal

    A legal dispute over the embezzlement of wheat highlights the fragile trust of the Palouse agricultural economy.

    May 11, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Bank That Quit the Nation

    A Colton financial institution abandons its national charter, highlighting the struggle of small-town banks under federal mandates.

    Jan 26, 1900The Colfax GazetteColton, Whitman CountyFollow the Money

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