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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 2 |
2 stories matching destruct
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:destructor, indestruct, destroy, instruct, obstruct, construct
- The Tragedy of the Timber Clearings
A local observer laments the destruction of high-value hardwoods, burned by settlers to make way for farming.
- The Fire Fiend Stalks Washington
After catastrophic blazes in Seattle, Vancouver, Ellensburg, and Spokane, the Mason County Journal sounds the alarm for Shelton to modernize its water system.