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- Populists Nearly Come to Blows Over Their Own Platform
Fifty-five delegates, a hall full of converted Republicans and Democrats, and two competing sets of resolutions in Mount Vernon — the new People's Party of Skagit County almost wrecked itself before it named a single candidate.
- The Political Organizing of Seattle’s Black Community in 1892
A newly formed Republican club highlights the vibrant, organized civic life of Seattle's Black residents during the city's early municipal boom.
- The New Frontier on the Shores of Lake Washington
While the city worried over mysterious prowlers, settlers were carving out orchards and gardens from the old-growth forests near Lake Washington, marveling at the land's hidden potential.
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- The Landlady of Cherry Street
A Seattle lodging house keeper is hauled into court after an altercation with a troublesome tenant—a minor dispute that reveals the grit of a changing city.
- The Housewife's Rebellion
In an era of performative domesticity, one young woman in Washington Territory insists that 'accomplishment' means knowing how to run a household from the kitchen up.
- The Dream of Homeownership in 1891
An early real estate pitch captures the Victorian-era obsession with property as a moral imperative.
- The Real Estate Swindler of the Haller Block
A local developer is arrested for allegedly using a doctored title abstract to secure a fraudulent mortgage, a scheme that left investors exposed and property records in doubt.
- Clergyman Declares 'The Flat and Rooming House is a Curse'
Dr. M.A. Matthews criticizes modern housing and argues that a woman's sphere is strictly within the domestic home.
- The Shrewd Landlady of Kennewick
A local boarding house manager turns a favor into a profitable transaction, proving that in the rental business, every crumb counts.
- The Landlady, The Lodger, and the Revolver
A rooming house rental dispute on Third Street explodes into a brawl involving hair-pulling, biting, and a gun.
- The Tale of Jonathan Homespun's Granary
A cautionary tale of a farmer who learned the hard way that 'everybody's business' is nobody's business.