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38 stories matching appetit
- The Great Fish Heist of Squier's Vault
A local merchant's appetite for mountain trout leads to a humiliating prank by his associates.
- The Unapologetic Diner
A husband takes offense when a shopkeeper publicly labels him a 'hog' for his hearty appetite.
- The Widow’s Pig-Feeding Innovation
A resourceful widow in Steilacoom finds a way to feed her livestock using garden weeds and a boiler, turning a chore into a sustainable practice.
- The Glass-Chewing Drifter of Seattle
A traveling laborer with a bizarre appetite is arrested after a barroom brawl ends in broken glass and a ruined mirror.
- A Mother Taken From a Spree: Seattle's Temperance Crusade Fixes on One Family
A well-dressed mother of three is found drunk and taken to the city station to recover — and the Post-Intelligencer turns her private ruin into a sermon on marriage, appetite and the duty of the state.
- The Jury's Boozy Banquet
A Pierce County jury demands a lavish spread of food and a gallon of Scotch while deliberating a verdict.
- Why the Working Man Stopped Eating Pork
A Portland market expert explains how wartime economics and local infrastructure projects transformed the regional meat market.
- The Great Clam Bake of 1885
A Seattle party crosses the Sound to Port Blakely, where local Indigenous hosts treat the visitors to a massive, traditional clam bake that captures the awe and appetite of the pioneer era.
- A Salacious Scandal in Spokane
A local doctor sues a brewer and a theater owner for 'alienating' his wife's affections, leading to a series of prying legal interrogatories.
- The Brutal Arena: Is Prizefighting Dying Out?
An editorial reflection on whether America’s growing appetite for athletics is being corrupted by the 'tigerish' violence of professional boxing.
- The Grocer and the Cheese Thief
When local police were too busy to help, a Front Street store owner took matters into his own hands.
- The Miracle Toad of Tacoma
A small toad discovered buried beneath seventeen feet of hardpan sparks curiosity and scientific wonder.
- The Temperance Storm Brews in Seattle
Prohibition advocates take to the stage in 1886, igniting a fierce debate over morality, city control, and the role of the working man in a changing Washington Territory.
- The Desperate Leap at Jackson Street
A local woman struggling with poverty and addiction finds herself in the bay after a public cry for help.
- Racing Fever Grips the Walla Walla Fairgrounds
A banner day for local harness racing as crowds flock to the track to witness a new record in the 2:12 pace.
- The Man Who Stopped Getting Up for Food
John Turnrose was arrested for sleeping in a Seattle shack. In police court, he said he no longer cared what happened to him.
- The Chain Gang Strikes: Bread and Water for Seattle’s Labor Rebels
When twelve men on the city's chain gang refused to work, Mayor Moran’s police chief responded with a cold diet of bread and water—and a public shaming that turned the streets into a theater of penal discipline.
- Life on the Edge of the World: A Dispatch from Tatoosh Island
A rare 1861 account of the desolate, storm-battered lives of lighthouse keepers and their interactions with the Makah people at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
- A Close Call in the Indian Wars
A survivor recounts the harrowing 1856 campaign and a near-death encounter along the banks of the Snake River.
- The Port Townsend Sewer of Defamation
A small-town attorney attempts to build a media empire on vitriol and libel, only to be dismantled by the Governor he targeted.
- The Doctor’s Bill vs. The Cure: A Colfax Family’s War on Typhoid
When typhoid fever struck a household in Colfax, Washington, one family claims their conventional medical treatment failed—until they turned to the 'hygeic' system of Dr. Glover.
- The General's Last Stand: Seattle Watches Sheridan’s Heartbeat
As the nation holds its breath over General Philip Sheridan’s critical illness in Washington D.C., local doctors and citizens here in Seattle track his vital signs with the same intensity as a presidential convention.
- A Tragic End on the Prairie
The lonely death of a local farmer reveals the harrowing struggle against the ravages of alcoholism.
- The Perils of 'Honest' John Kelly
A prospector’s winter isolation in the Cascade mountains turns into a desperate fight for survival against avalanches and mountain lions.
- The Day Fall City Danced: A July 4th Celebration in the Shadow of War
While General Howard debated tactics against Native tribes elsewhere in Washington Territory, residents of Fall City gathered in a cedar grove to celebrate the nation's birthday with speeches, picnics, and swings.