Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 25,688 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1887, 1 story. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18871

1 story matching landwort

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:land, landward, landi, langworth, landau, lander

  1. The Juror Who Held Out for a Payday

    A Seattle jury stalled a verdict for hours, leading to the dramatic arrest of a man accused of dragging out deliberations just to secure extra witness fees.

    Sep 29, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

Also about this, in other words

  1. The Agricultural Transformation of the Skagit Flats

    Decades of diking and draining have turned tide lands into some of the most productive agricultural soil in the world.

    Dec 16, 1876The Northern StarLa Conner

  2. Showcasing the Valley's Bounty for St. Louis

    Horticultural Commissioner Van Holderbeke tours the region to gather prize-winning produce for the World's Fair, remapping agricultural districts in the process.

    Sep 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  3. The Tide Land Land-Grab Case

    A judge rules against 'land jumping' schemes, protecting property rights against claims on submerged tide lands.

    Mar 21, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPioneer Square, Seattle

  4. The Land Sharks of the Sound

    A Seattle real estate firm is trapping local farmers in predatory contracts that cloud property titles for years, leaving settlers fighting for their deeds.

    Jun 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia

  5. The Invading Clovers of the White River Valley

    A botanical report on how the 'indomitable' white clover quietly conquered the hay fields of 19th-century King County, displacing the farmer’s preferred timothy.

    Nov 15, 1876The Daily IntelligencerWhite River Valley, Auburn

  6. The Ladd Estate Fights to Keep the Tide-Land Mapmakers Off Its Riverfront

    A South Seattle landowner sues state appraisers over new plats along the Duwamish, warning that the survey would cloud titles to reclaimed riverfront acres.

    May 5, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDuwamish River, South Seattle, Seattle

  7. The Land Grabber of Kittitas Valley

    A sick man discovers his homestead has been stolen out from under him while he was confined to his bed.

    Mar 9, 1878Puget Sound DispatchKittitas

  8. The Tumbleweed That Threatened Washington's Wheat

    In 1898, a state agricultural professor traced an invasive Russian thistle to railway yards and warned that Yakima County was already infested.

    Jul 30, 1898Ranche and RangeToppenish

Download this story as a spreadsheet (CSV)