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6 stories matching bummer

  1. The Tramp Economy of Early Seattle

    A reporter encounters a 'bummer' among the weeds of Mission Bay, revealing the harsh, transient reality of laborers who roamed the Pacific Coast in the 1870s.

    Aug 31, 1878The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Northwestern Industrial Army Organizes in Seattle

    Unemployed men gather at Second and Weller to form a peaceful labor collective as the city braces for economic depression.

    Apr 10, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. A Vicious Letter to the Editor from 1885

    A correspondent expresses the era's height of anti-Chinese xenophobia.

    Dec 14, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  4. The Men Who Asked to Be Jailed for Shelter

    As unemployment rises in the winter of 1886, the city jail becomes the last resort for laborers seeking shelter and a crust of bread.

    Jan 22, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  5. Seattle Voters Break the Boss's Grip

    An Olympia editor tells Republican boss John H. McGraw that Seattle's election was a rebuke to machine politics, not a Democratic triumph.

    Mar 9, 1892The Olympia TribuneSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  6. The Art of the Lunch-Counter Heist

    A hungry traveler uses a sharp tongue and a little bit of 'brass' to get a free meal in 1870s Seattle.

    Aug 9, 1878The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

Also about this, in other words

  1. A Heartbreak by the Snohomish River

    A lonely local man is caught in a 'melancholy case' of unrequited love, spending his days watering a hitching post in a lovestruck daze.

    May 27, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish

  2. The Political Departure from North Yakima

    Defeated political candidates poke fun at their own misfortune through a satirical account of leaving town after a failed election cycle.

    Nov 17, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima

  3. A Series of Unfortunate Events on the Sound

    Nine Everett hunters endure a harrowing night drifting on the Sound, only to lose their game in a final mishap as they reached home.

    Sep 20, 1904The Tacoma TimesEverett

  4. The Unlucky Bachelor of Seattle

    A cautionary tale from the 1880s about the perils of marriage and the high-speed heartbreak of being a widower in a hurry.

    Aug 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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