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2 stories matching gooseberri

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:goldsberri, gadberri, goos, blueberri, granberri, berri

  1. A Vashon Island Farmer Stumbles on 80 Pounds of Smuggled Opium

    A boy’s shout over a “funny box” on the beach leads customs inspectors to a sloop and an Italian sailor accused of running opium from British Columbia.

    Mar 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerVashon, King CountyNightlife

  2. The Berry Math That Made Puyallup

    A fruit-growers' manager laid out the 1898 economics of Western Washington berries: $1 a crate, 75-cent hired labor, and a cannery on the horizon.

    Jul 16, 1898Ranche and RangePuyallup Valley, Puyallup, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

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