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2 stories matching flake

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:flakeuey, flaki, fla, fake, flad, flag

  1. A Sleigh-Ride Saloon Roams Tacoma

    A snowy Sunday in Tacoma brings out a uniquely rowdy mobile drinking establishment, shocking local citizens.

    Jan 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  2. Hail, Snow, Thunder and a Shock Down the Telephone Wire

    For two and a half hours Seattle gets a storm almost no climate can produce — and a businessman on Second Street gets knocked against the door by lightning on the line.

    Mar 12, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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