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- An Illiterate Man's Ten Acres Stolen for Ten Dollars
A local Indigenous man has sued to reclaim land he says he was swindled out of while intoxicated.
- The Deaf Dodge
A local drunkard tries to outsmart a judge by faking deafness, only to be tripped up by the prospect of a free drink.
- The Pulpit vs. The Ring
Dr. S. Alonzo Bright uses a sermon on the 'Demoniac' to launch a stinging public rebuke against corrupt city politicians.
- The State's War on Goiter
Public health officials launch a statewide initiative to prevent goiter in school children using iodine tablets.
- From Ilwaco to the Russo-Japanese War
A local physician departs for the front to serve as a surgeon for the Russian government.