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4 stories matching techniqu

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  1. Heroic Efforts Save Mill from Raging Forest Fire

    A forest fire in the mountains above Dayton decimated one mill, while employees fought flames with water and back-firing techniques to save a second property.

    Jul 28, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDayton, Columbia CountyDisasters

  2. Tacoma Looks to Seattle for Paving Lessons

    Tacoma city officials plan a trip to Seattle to study paving techniques, hoping to resolve a long-standing dispute over the condition of Pacific Avenue.

    Jun 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. The War on the Puyallup Hop Louse

    Puyallup farmers share hard-earned lessons on crop protection, revealing the tension between 'muscle' and 'brains' in early industrial agriculture.

    May 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPuyallup, Pierce County

  4. The Butchery of Centralia

    A small-town surgical operation turns into a sensational murder case, raising questions of greed, conspiracy, and medical malpractice.

    Jan 2, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCentralia, Lewis CountyTrue Crime

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