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1 story matching gourd

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:goudard, gourlay, gourley, goud, goug, gout

  1. Vashon Island's Tent City Summer

    An organized assembly on Vashon Island plans for a two-week rural retreat, complete with lecture series, music, and Sunday school drills, promising to appear 'like Jonah's gourd' in a night.

    May 16, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerVashon Island, Vashon, King County

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  1. A Silent Health Crisis in the Classroom

    A survey of White Bluffs schools reveals widespread goitre among children, prompting a state-led push for iodine treatment.

    Jan 4, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  2. The Fight Against Goiter

    Washington state public health officials launch a campaign to combat adolescent goiter through iodine-fortified chocolate tablets.

    Aug 31, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  3. The Fatal Dance of Washington's Ground Squirrels

    Scientists at the state agricultural college tried to wipe out crop-destroying rodents with bacteria—and found a native plague that sent infected squirrels spinning until they dropped.

    Sep 15, 1898Ranche and RangeWashington State University, Pullman

  4. A Close Call at the Favorite Mine

    A worker is nearly killed at the Favorite mine when a piece of waste quartz thrown from the dump strikes him in the throat.

    Jun 4, 1909The Oroville Weekly GazetteFavorite Mine, Nighthawk

  5. The State's War on Goiter

    Public health officials launch a statewide initiative to prevent goiter in school children using iodine tablets.

    Sep 19, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  6. The Nahcotta Bear Fighter

    A meat market man from the coast fends off an angry mother bear using only his boot.

    Sep 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanNahcotta

  7. The Silent Iodine Deficiency

    A visiting physician warns that Yakima Valley's water supply contributes to widespread goiter, urging families to adopt iodized salt.

    Oct 5, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanYakima

  8. Tragedy in the Rabbit Woods

    A quiet hunting excursion near Fairfax ends in a lethal accident for a local man, leaving his friend in despair.

    Mar 11, 1904The Tacoma TimesFairfax

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