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| 1891 | 1 |
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7 stories matching cooker
- The Political Pressure Cooker in Olympia
Constituents turn on a Snohomish representative for 'faithlessness' in the ongoing deadlock over Washington's U.S. Senate seat.
- The Pressure Cooker of Tacoma Policing
Chief Zwickey steps down after juggling competing demands from saloon owners and moral reformers
- A Young Student's Tragic End
A popular Walla Walla High School student succumbs to internal injuries after a horse riding accident north of town.
- The Poor Man's Stump Burner: Newport Farmers Pack Kelly's Hall
In 1909, 150 farmers crowded a Newport hall to hear a state expert explain how to clear land by charring stumps—a low-cost method that promised to open Pend Oreille County fields.
- The Sudden Loss of a Popular Dixie Resident
A young life cut short at St. Mary’s Hospital sends shockwaves through the community of Dixie.
- The passing of a pioneer who helped tame the West
Donald C. Cresswell, who arrived in the Oregon Territory in 1852, dies at 86, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and old-fashioned independence.
- Death of a Local Civil War Veteran
Benjamin Crawford, an early pioneer of Walla Walla and member of the GAR, passes away following a sudden stroke.
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- The Hatchet-Wielding Cook Who Saved Her Pastor
An Episcopal clergyman’s tendency to deliver fiery lectures almost led to a bloody end until his cook intervened with a carving knife.
- The Science of the Double Shock
Kennewick housewives master a high-stakes food preservation method to support the wartime conservation effort.
- The Great Table Etiquette Debate
An editorial scrap between the Intelligencer and the Post-Intelligencer over whether eating with a knife is a sign of 'vulgar' breeding.
- The Kitchen War in Little Rock
A domestic squabble in a Seattle kitchen erupts into a violent, farcical showdown between a scorned husband, a smooth-talking preacher, and a woman who refuses to be anyone's possession.
- A Close Call in the Kitchen
A man’s attempt to dry his dynamite in a kitchen oven ends in a deafening, structure-leveling blast.
- The Patent Steam Dryer at Yesler’s Wharf
A new industrial appliance for families arrives in late 19th-century Seattle, promising to modernize the household chore of food preservation.
- A Dangerous Steam Explosion at the Columbia River
A local woman narrowly avoids tragedy while camping near Timmerman's Ferry.
- The Apple Packing Revolution
A new mechanized system at the Kennewick District Fruit Growers' association transforms a chaotic shed into an efficient, clattering factory.