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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 15 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 |
48 stories matching customari, in 15 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 23 | 1889–1895 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-Current | 4 | 1908–1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1881–1888 | 3 | 1883–1884 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Daily IntelligencerSeattle · published 1876–1881 | 3 | 1876–1878 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle StarSeattle · published 1899–1947 | 2 | 1899 | Catalog ↗ |
| Washington StandardOlympia · published 1860–1921 | 2 | 1861–1862 | Catalog ↗ |
| Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen · published 1886–1917 | 2 | 1891–1894 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Olympia TribuneOlympia · published 1890–1893 | 2 | 1892 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Tacoma TimesTacoma · published 1903–1949 | 1 | 1904 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla · published 1903–1910 | 1 | 1903 | Catalog ↗ |
| Pullman HeraldPullman · published 1888–1989 | 1 | 1888 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick · published 1914–1938 | 1 | 1915 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom · published 1858–1864 | 1 | 1859 | Catalog ↗ |
| Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane Falls · published 1883–1890 | 1 | 1883 | Catalog ↗ |
| The IslanderFriday Harbor · published 1891–1899 | 1 | 1891 | Catalog ↗ |