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2 stories matching jar

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:jare, jarbo, jarho, jarvi, jaguar, jardin

  1. The Black Cat Hoodoo: How a Rodent and a Number Stopped Seattle’s Streetcars

    When a black cat crossed the tracks and a streetcar number matched a fatal prophecy, Seattleites stopped riding—not because of safety, but because of superstition.

    Mar 8, 1899The Seattle Star7th Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Last Stand of Denny’s Old Home: A Seattle Landmark Consumed by Fire

    One of the city's oldest structures, a cedar-built house on Second Avenue, was reduced to ashes early this morning. The blaze, sparked by a fallen lamp in the room of a shoe company employee, claimed the home of Mrs. Kali Palmer and her children, who barely escaped through the roof.

    Mar 30, 1899The Seattle StarYesler Way, Seattle, King CountyGone Forever

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