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2 stories matching borrow

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:barrow, burrow, morrow, sorrow, bow, storrow

  1. The Ten Thousand Union Democrats That Weren't

    A political correspondent mocks the failure of a planned 'Union Democrat' meeting in Vancouver, where thousands were promised but only a handful appeared.

    Jun 7, 1862Washington StandardVancouver, Clark CountyCity Hall

  2. The High Cost of Borrowing in Territorial Olympia

    An indignant citizen writes to the editor to protest the predatory lending practices bankrupting the territory's early settlers.

    Jan 5, 1861Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money

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