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1. The Unintended Love Triangle at the Farmhouse

   When a city girl retreats to her grandmother's farm for some peace, she finds herself playing host to two stranded suitors during a storm.

   May 27, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

2. The 'Toe Social' of Tacoma

   A mischievous fundraising dance where bachelors bid on mystery partners based solely on a glimpse of their feet.

   Apr 16, 1891The Yakima HeraldTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

3. Tragedy Strikes a Tacoma Household

   A fire sparked by an overheated stove claims the lives of two small children, leaving their grandmother gravely injured and a neighbor in the hospital.

   Jan 7, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

4. The Bitter Custody Battle Over the Wellman Estate

   A Dayton superior court judge splits the guardianship of two orphaned children, sparking a dispute likely headed for the state supreme court.

   Dec 5, 1903The Evening StatesmanDayton, Columbia CountyScandal

5. A Grandmother's Bonds: Walla Walla Man Finds a $75,000 Inheritance After 20 Years

   E. L. Smalley learns he is one of five heirs to $75,000 in government bonds and 80 acres near Quincy, Illinois—an estate that has waited two decades in chancery court for missing family to be found.

   Nov 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

6. The Schoolhouse Reunion: A Grandmother’s Reflection

   A grandmother visits her granddaughter's rural school and finds herself transported back to her own youth, struggling to reconcile the modern fashions of schoolchildren with the enduring traditions of the classroom.

   Mar 15, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

7. The Bustle That Ambushed a Gentleman

   A chivalrous attempt to help a lady on Main Street goes hilariously and disastrously wrong.

   Dec 15, 1888Pullman HeraldMain Street, Pullman, Whitman CountyStrange But True

8. A Seattle Preacher Tells Society Women They Are Marching Their Children to the Gallows

   Preaching to women only on "Dying Mothers and Starving Children," Rev. M. A. Matthews calls society "the emptiness of emptiness" — and blames card parties, prizes and maternal neglect for juvenile crime.

   Nov 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanFirst Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Pierce CountyNightlife

9. The Boss’s Math Lesson

   A worker asks for a raise and receives a bizarre, exhaustive breakdown explaining why he supposedly never works a full day.

   Jul 14, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

10. A Family Feud Erupts in Court

    A dispute over a boy's wayward behavior reveals a fractured family and a grandmother's dramatic courtroom outburst.

    Mar 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

11. The Teenager Who Enlisted Himself

    A young man with no family and no means travels from Skagit County to Seattle to find a legal guardian, simply so he can join the U.S. Army.

    Jul 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

12. The Annual Migration to the Puyallup Valley

    A historic snapshot of the diverse, bustling encampments that formed every autumn when the hop harvest drew thousands to the riverbanks.

    Sep 26, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPuyallup, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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