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2 stories matching dec

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:deck, decad, decay, decca, deced, decid

  1. A Desperate Note Sealed in a Bottle Washes Ashore at Admiralty Bay

    A corked vial found on the beach contained a pencilled message of exhaustion and despair—and three initials no one could explain.

    Jan 1, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusCoupeville, Island CountyTrue Crime

  2. Twelve Days in Jail for a Drunken Woman—and the Men Who Walked Free

    A Port Townsend letter protests a double standard after a woman is locked up for disorderly drinking while the town's inebriated men go unpunished.

    Jan 1, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

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