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4 stories matching brownish

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  1. The Trial of Hilda Rundberg

    A young Swedish immigrant stands accused of poisoning her employer’s infant, but her testimony paints a portrait of a confusing household.

    Jan 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Mystery of the Apple-Boring Wasp

    An entomologist from Pullman descends on Lynden to investigate a bizarre fruit-eating worm that defies known science.

    Jul 30, 1908The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentLynden, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

  3. The Integrity Test of 1876

    A young dressmaker, struggling against the poverty of pioneer-era Seattle, faces a life-changing moral dilemma when she discovers a hidden fortune in an old waistcoat.

    Nov 28, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  4. The Silent Epidemic: Diphtheria in 1880 Seattle

    A harrowing, vivid account of the early stages of diphtheria, a 'perplexing theme' of illness that terrorized families and baffled medical practitioners in the Washington Territory.

    Nov 14, 1880The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

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