Research the archive
Narrow 22,457 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 21 |
| 1893 | 11 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1909 | 4 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
155 stories matching foster, from 20 towns
King County93
Thurston County12
Walla Walla County9
Yakima County6
Benton County5
Spokane County3
Skagit County2
Snohomish County2
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Grays Harbor County1
Kitsap County1
Whatcom County1