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2 stories matching bacteri

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:bacteria, bacteriolog, bacterioscop, batteri, bacteriologist, bakeri

  1. The Mystery of the Curdled Cream

    A Falls City dairyman and a professor clash over a strange bacterial contamination affecting local butter production.

    Oct 13, 1898Ranche and RangeFall City, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Fatal Dance of Washington's Ground Squirrels

    Scientists at the state agricultural college tried to wipe out crop-destroying rodents with bacteria—and found a native plague that sent infected squirrels spinning until they dropped.

    Sep 15, 1898Ranche and RangeWashington State University, Pullman, Whitman CountyStrange But True

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  1. The State Germ Lab in the Burke Block

    Seattle's new bacteriological laboratory tested city water, hunted typhoid and tried to make diphtheria antitoxin—while its doctors covered the rent.

    Feb 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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