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2 stories matching prank

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pranc, prankster, prancin, pank, pray, rank

  1. The Bloomer Scandal: How a Prank Turned Seattle’s University Women Into Targets

    When anonymous circulars labeled the University of Washington’s physical culture class as 'vile calves,' a campus-wide hunt for the culprits revealed the era's intense policing of women's bodies and public space.

    May 13, 1899The Seattle StarUniversity of Washington Campus, Seattle, King CountyScandal

  2. The Church Fair Scandal: When Seattle’s Clergy Played Prank on a Congregation

    A reverend and his colleagues turned a charity fundraiser into an elaborate joke, dressing two women in 'shabbily' clothes to perform a 'Irish spectacle'—only for the punchline to backfire spectacularly.

    Jun 2, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyScandal

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