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  1. The Butter Was Shipped 'Tagless, Label-less, Mark-less'—and Washington Farmers Paid for It

    A Redmond farmer's letter to the editor says Puget Sound producers are being squeezed by commission men and by adulterated Eastern butter sold in Seattle as creamery.

    Jan 30, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRedmond, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Man Who Owned the Earth

    A laborer from Redmond is committed to an asylum after a mental break convinces him he holds the deed to the entire planet.

    May 17, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRedmond, King CountyLocal Legends

  3. The Great Redmond Trout Betrayal

    A friendly fishing wager among gentlemen turns into a formal, litigious scandal in Justice Miller's court.

    Apr 18, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRedmond, King CountyScandal

  4. The Fifteen-Year-Old Hunter of Avondale

    A teenage boy fells a massive black bear with two shots in the woods near Avondale.

    Jun 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAvondale, Redmond, King CountyStrange But True

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