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4 stories matching filler

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  1. The Rare Earth That Could Take On the Powder Trust

    A deposit near Blue Creek is promoted as a safer, cheaper ingredient for blasting powder—and as a way to loosen DuPont’s grip on the explosives trade.

    Feb 25, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentBlue CreekFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  2. The $4-a-Day Officials Who Fought With Typewriters

    King County's horticultural inspectors and the state commissioner turn a bug-control feud into a public spectacle — on the taxpayers' dime.

    Dec 15, 1903The RanchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. A Peach Grower Comes Home Thanking His Lucky Stars

    After a winter among California's smudge pots, Kennewick orchardist D. E. Stull decides a frozen navel orange crop is a worse fate than anything Horse Heaven can throw at him.

    Dec 28, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyWork & Pay · Boom & Bust

  4. The Milk Route Aristocrat of Archer Avenue

    A satirical social drama involving a milk route heiress and a love triangle, printed as news filler in 1881.

    Apr 28, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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