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  1. A Body in the Bay: The Cryptic Note Left in a Dead Man's Skiff

    An unidentified man is found adrift in Admiralty Bay, and the only clue is a strange note in his pocket about a neighbor, a house, and cloth nailed to the walls.

    Mar 31, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusAdmiralty Bay, Port TownsendTrue Crime

  2. A Reader Says Smiles and Bows Won't Save Port Townsend

    A letter to the editor takes aim at the sentimental notion that a town prospers on politeness alone, insisting that Port Townsend needs capital, labor and trade — not suave manners and boosterism.

    Mar 17, 1876Puget Sound Weekly ArgusPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay · Boom & Bust

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