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1 story matching grocerman

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  1. The Schoolroom Rebellion

    A student faces expulsion for daring to recite Robert Ingersoll in class.

    Jul 19, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. A Fruit Grower's Pitch: Stop Sending Cash East — Feed Alaska Instead

    Before the Northwest Fruitgrower's Association, S. L. Moore argued that Washington farmers should diversify beyond wheat and prunes, supply Alaska and Western markets, and let the Northern Pacific's traveling fruit exhibit lure settlers west.

    Jan 22, 1898Ranche and RangeYakima

  2. The Grocer and the Cheese Thief

    When local police were too busy to help, a Front Street store owner took matters into his own hands.

    Mar 13, 1893The Seattle Post-Intelligencer1st Avenue, Seattle

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