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3 stories matching floss
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:flossi, flog, flop, flow, foss, loss
- The Price of a Secret
A small-town tragedy of manners reveals how gossip and moral judgment destroyed one man's attempt to reintegrate into society after prison.
- The Embroidered Vow: A Victorian Romance in Seattle
When an accident leaves a young woman scarred, she retreats from society, only to discover a secret message stitched into a handmade cushion.
- A Heroine in the Sound
A young woman saves two men from drowning after their boat capsized in a storm.
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- The Blue-Flowered Bonanza: How Whatcom County Found Flax
A Ferndale doctor's experiments convince the federal government that Puget Sound can out-produce Europe's linen fields — and New York capital starts paying attention.
- A Mill Worker Vanishes, Leaving a Stamped Letter and a Shanghaiing Theory
J. R. Flack left his Tacoma room without his clothes or wages. His boss at Wheeler, Osgood & Co. suspects the former sailor was “shanghaied” aboard a vessel.
- Turning Gravel into Gold
Local skeptics are proven wrong as experiments with flax and wheat on Spokane's rocky soil show surprising success.
- Burglar’s Stash Includes Dentist’s Gold
A suspect arrested for burglary is linked to a past theater district crime after his room is found filled with stolen dental gold.
- The Hot Linseed Poultice: A Seattle Marriage Ends in Burns and Bankruptcy
When Mrs. Water’s anger boiled over, she didn’t just yell—she slapped a steaming poultice of linseed mush onto her husband’s head. The Superior Court had to decide if this was cruelty or just a bad day.
- The Persistent Peddler of Front Street
A persistent brush salesman tries to make a sale in 1876 Seattle, leading to an amusing exchange about baldness and local vanity.
- Barber Shop on the Move
A F Street barber shop is rolled away after a foreclosure lien.
- The Ghost Ship of the Sound: How a Tiny Ferry Conquered the Ice
After three weeks at sea and a harrowing journey through storm and ice, the *Flossie* arrives in Juneau, proving that Seattle’s maritime spirit is forged in the coldest waters.