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3 stories matching gauz

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:gauzi, gaug, gaus, gauch, gaudi, gault

  1. The Secrets of Seattle’s Beauty Parlors

    Behind the storefronts of 1889 Seattle, women entrepreneurs were building empires of vanity and wellness, one manicure at a time.

    Sep 13, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Ghost-Maker of Buffalo Gets Busted in Tacoma

    A traveling spiritualist promising to summon the dead is exposed as a charlatan after an electric battery—and a hysterical scene at a hotel—reveals her 'spirit' tricks.

    Sep 29, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountySnake Oil

  3. The 175-Pound Ghost That Fought Back

    A skeptic grabbed a séance spirit, discovered a 175-pound man under the gauze, and touched off a fistfight in a Fremont parlor.

    Nov 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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