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- The Great Spokane Tooth War
Advertising dentists battle traditional practitioners over new state regulations and the right to practice.
- Will the Prohibition Law Hold Up?
As Washington prepares for a total ban on alcohol, legal experts and brewers prepare to challenge the statute's limits on interstate commerce and advertising.
- The Tax Collector’s Secret: How Seattle Officials Hid Debts to Profit from Advertising
A local newspaper exposes a scheme where the School District collector withheld tax information, forcing taxpayers to pay exorbitant advertising fees to clear liens they didn't know existed.
- The 'No Chinese Employed' Sign of 1879
A Snohomish hotel advertises its business with an exclusionary hiring policy, reflecting the volatile racial politics of the Pacific Northwest during the late 19th century.
- The Northern Pacific Railway's 'Double Cross' of Tacoma
Local boosters vow to fight for recognition after the railroad cancels a promised tourism advertisement promoting Mt. Tacoma at the behest of Seattle interests.
- Labor Boycott Divides Tacoma Merchants
The Women's Auxiliary of the Trades Council is pressuring city merchants to drop advertising in a boycotted newspaper.
- The Power of the Press
A Seattle job recruiter is overwhelmed by the sheer reach of local newspaper advertising after placing a short notice for canal workers.
- The Judge's Missing Corn
A local officer of the law advertises a corn crop, only to find that publicity acts as an invitation to thieves.
- The River Side House: A Temperance Haven on the Snohomish River
While rival hotels advertised their fine wines and billiard rooms, the Riverside Hotel staked its reputation on a strictly sober policy.
- The New Gem Restaurant Advertises Employment Stance
A popular Ellensburg eatery signals its alignment with the era's exclusionary labor policies through a public advertisement.
- Seattle Rejects the 'Evergreen State' Souvenir
Local business leaders take a stand against an exclusionary advertising scheme that demanded cash for recognition.
- The Tax Swindle: How Seattle’s Printer Defrauded His Neighbors
In 1872, the publisher of the *Puget Sound Dispatch* exposed a collusive scheme between local tax collectors and a rival newspaper to overcharge delinquent taxpayers for legal notices, sparking a bitter war of words in the territorial press.
- The Price of Independent News
A local merchant reveals a campaign by competitors to silence The Tacoma Times through bribery.
- The Midnight Scavenger of Old Seattle
A modest advertisement for a 'night worker' reveals the grim, necessary sanitation infrastructure of 1880s Seattle.
- The War on 'Fly-by-Night' Newspapers
A new legislative bill aims to stop cheap, unread newspapers from monopolizing municipal advertising contracts.
- The Opium Dealer Next Door
In the early days of Seattle, a Chinese merchant operated not just a grocery, but an 'intelligence office' and opium den on Washington Street.
- The Standard Glass and Crockery Co. Returns to Front Street
After disaster struck, the local business community rebuilt in the heart of Seattle’s commercial district.
- The Day the Chinamen Came Back
After a violent expulsion and rumors of hanging in Tekoa, Chinese laborers return under federal guard to resume work, turning a local tragedy into a grim advertisement for the town.
- The Power of the Classifieds
A local resident proves that a well-placed advertisement in the newspaper is more effective than an exhaustive search when a cow goes missing.
- The Cosmopolitan Saloon: A Fixture of 1870s Snohomish
A look inside the frontier-era watering holes that once defined the social and economic landscape of the Snohomish River valley.
- The Seattle Soap Factory's Industrial Ambition
A local manufacturer touts a 'better than oil' solution for the region's logging industry in 1877.
- The Grocer’s Promise: Delivering Freshness in Early Snohomish
Before the age of supermarket chains, local merchants like J.H. Hilton built community commerce with free delivery and specialized goods on Union Avenue.
- The Pride of the Frontier: Mukilteo’s Eagle Brewery
A legacy of 19th-century Pacific Northwest industry, where the Eagle Brewery staked its claim as the premier producer of beer in the territory.
- The Seattle Brick Yard Hustle of 1876
As Seattle began its transformation into a permanent industrial center, local entrepreneurs rushed to secure supplies for the inevitable building boom.
- The War on 'Unethical' Dentistry
Tacoma dentists face prosecution for the crime of advertising and cutting prices in a state-led industry crackdown.