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- The Public Abandonment of Sabina Lilly
A husband’s newspaper notice signals a private marital rupture in 1876 Seattle.
- An 1875 Public Shaming in Seattle
A husband publishes a newspaper notice to strip his wife of her financial agency after she leaves their home.
- An 1874 Public Shaming of a Missing Wife
A husband publishes a newspaper notice to strip his spouse of financial agency after she leaves their home.
- 1876 Notice Cuts Off Wife's Credit After She Leaves
A husband in 1876 takes to the local press to declare his financial independence from his runaway wife.
- The Deserted Husband's Public Ultimatum
In a 1876 notice, Thomas Lilly takes to the press to publicly disavow his wife's debts after she leaves their home.
- The 'Not Responsible' Notice of 1876
In an era of restrictive domestic law, one Seattle man publicly disavows his wife's debts to protect his own assets.
- Husband's Public Notice Denies Responsibility for Wife's Debts
In a formal newspaper notice, a disgruntled Seattle man attempts to absolve himself of his wife's debts after she leaves their home.
- The Public Spat of Thomas and Salina Lilly
A 19th-century public notice captures the messy, personal side of early Seattle marriage law.
- A Public Shaming in 1876 Seattle
A husband takes to the pages of the local newspaper to publicly disavow his wife, a common, legally sanctioned form of domestic surveillance in the late 19th century.
- An Abandoned Household: A Public Denunciation in 1876
A rare glimpse into the harsh realities of Victorian domestic life in pioneer Seattle, where a husband took to the local press to publicly cut ties with his wife.
- The Disappearing Spouse: A 19th Century Public Shaming
In an era before no-fault divorce, a Seattle husband took to the public press to publicly renounce his wife's debts and dictate his marital authority.
- The Unilateral Disclaimer of a 19th-Century Marriage
Publicly declaring he would no longer be responsible for his wife's debts, Thomas Lilly placed this notice in the newspaper to formally signal a separation in pioneer Seattle.
- Seattle Husband's Notice Denies Responsibility for Wife's Debts
A curt, Victorian-era public notice posted in a Seattle newspaper marks the formal end of a marriage through a declaration of non-responsibility.
- The Mayor Who Refused to Expel
When an outsider asked to ban Chinese residents from Tacoma, Mayor Jacob Mann stood his ground against the era's tide of exclusion.
- From Mosquito Swamp to Golden Grain: The Taming of the Swinomish Flats
How a desolate, flood-prone wilderness was transformed by sheer human persistence into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the Washington Territory.
- Exclusionist Policy at the Seattle Public Schools
A newly adopted board resolution forbids any principal or teacher from discouraging Chinese pupils, yet the paper reports on the city's ongoing anti-Chinese agitation.
- Political Infighting Hits Fairhaven City Council
A new council begins its term divided between business factions and personality clashes, with the Mayor already drawing fire for 'dictatorial' behavior.
- The Noise Next Door
A city delegate pushes back against proposed ordinances intended to silence wood-sawing machines near homes.
- Trades Council Denies Political Endorsement
Union leadership speaks out to clarify that labor organizations are not backing candidates in the city election.
- The Boss Who Was Kicked Off His Own Train
A classic local anecdote about a prominent contractor getting a taste of his own medicine.
- The Choir Strikes Over the Waltz
A Spokane church choir walks out after their pastor forbids the organist from dancing at balls.
- Yakima Agency Indians Protest Government Austerity
Tribal leaders challenge federal budget cuts and the encroachment of non-Indigenous residents on reservation land.
- City Limits Expansion Puts Roadhouse Out of Luck
Annexation of Hunts Prairie forces the county to strip a liquor license from a popular roadhouse.
- The Shadow of Whitewash at the County Hospital
Prosecuting Attorney Miller demands independent oversight to clear accusations of corruption in a high-stakes county contract inquiry.
- Inside the Western Washington Asylum
A biennial report reveals the harsh realities and overcrowding at the state facility for the insane in Steilacoom.