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3 stories matching horseflesh
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- The Shadow in Pioneer Square
A young woman takes a stand against her husband’s gambling habit on the streets of late-19th-century Seattle.
- The Year Palouse Horses Were Worth Less Than Hog Feed
With Eastern markets closed and thousands of horses starving on overgrazed range, Whitman County farmers began eyeing their herds as pork feed.
- The Klondike Horse Glut Comes Home to Seattle
More than a hundred work horses sent north for the gold rush are back in Seattle, and the bottom has dropped out of the local market.
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- A Horsewhipping on Fourth Street
Herman Ramm publicly thrashed Dan House with a blacksnake whip, drawing a crowd—and leaving the 'outrageous offense' unnamed.
- Mange Outbreak Hits Spanaway
A dangerous animal disease threatens the local economy, as officials scramble to isolate horses and dogs to prevent further contagion.
- Mange Epidemic Sweeps Spanaway Prairies
An infectious skin disease among local horses causes concern for farmers and county commissioners.
- A Foul Nuisance in the Indian Addition
A rotting horse carcass left in the street sparks an urgent health complaint from a neighborhood near 34th and V.
- Rabies Outbreak Claims Life of Horse Heaven Rancher
A tragic, overlooked bite from a family dog results in a fatal case of hydrophobia for a local rancher.
- Taming the Horse Heaven Plateau
Deep-well drilling is transforming the wild, arid Horse Heaven hills into a new hub for large-scale cattle ranching.
- The Annual Invasion of the Horse Heaven Marauders
Valley farmers reach a breaking point as wandering horses from the Horse Heaven Hills ravage local gardens and orchards with impunity.
- A Fatal Misfortune for a Horse
A bizarre and fatal accident involving a hatpin swallowed in a bale of hay highlights the perils of livestock management.