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1 story matching abash

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  1. The Funeral Faux Pas

    A daughter’s confusion during a somber Seattle funeral creates a moment of awkward levity in the midst of mourning.

    Aug 25, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. The Beet Sugar Boom Comes to Prosser

    Investors eye the Yakima Valley for a massive industrial plant, expecting to import a colony of beet farmers to transform the regional economy.

    Jul 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanProsser

  2. The Weed That Beat Wheat Hay

    A Cheney-area farmer's experiment with prickly lettuce convinced him the despised weed was better cattle feed than his best wheat and oat hay.

    Jan 1, 1898Ranche and RangeCheney

  3. The War on Orchard Blight

    Kennewick orchardists travel to Prosser to learn how to save their trees from the ravages of fire blight and mildew.

    Jul 23, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterProsser

  4. Bees, Hay, and a Chaotic Monday

    A routine day of honey harvesting at Bill Tewalt's place erupts into a farm-field fire, followed by a swarm of angry bees.

    Jul 27, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  5. The Hot Linseed Poultice: A Seattle Marriage Ends in Burns and Bankruptcy

    When Mrs. Water’s anger boiled over, she didn’t just yell—she slapped a steaming poultice of linseed mush onto her husband’s head. The Superior Court had to decide if this was cruelty or just a bad day.

    Mar 25, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle

  6. Blood Over Hay in the Big Bend

    A violent dispute over the ownership of a hay stack leads to a pitched battle with multiple casualties.

    Mar 6, 1890The Yakima HeraldDouglas

  7. The 'Agricultural Wonder' of the Skagit Valley

    A local farmer promises to transform the economy of the Territory with a miracle oat that promises to outgrow all others.

    Nov 30, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle

  8. The Miracle Cure-All

    A traveling medical practitioner claims a bloodless breakthrough in Everett, drawing crowds and skepticism.

    Mar 4, 1910The Labor JournalEverett

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