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2 stories matching fail

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:faill, failur, fain, fair, fait, facil

  1. The Employer's Trap: Spokane Laborers Mock Plan to Union-Bust

    As local merchants and manufacturers plot a new association to counter union power, Spokane’s labor leaders see through the scheme, citing stable wages and predicting failure.

    Nov 8, 1902The Spokane PressSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay

  2. The 50-Year Marriage That Defied Poverty: A Spokane Woman’s Quest for Work

    When a rural Washington couple faced ruin from debt and injury, the wife took a train to Spokane with nothing but her satchel and a fierce determination to earn her keep.

    Nov 10, 1902The Spokane PressSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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