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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 8 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1895 | 6 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
62 stories matching laughter, in 12 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 35 | 1888–1895 | Catalog ↗ |
| Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1881–1888 | 5 | 1883–1887 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Daily IntelligencerSeattle · published 1876–1881 | 5 | 1876–1878 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound DispatchSeattle · published 1871–1880 | 5 | 1872–1880 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla · published 1903–1910 | 3 | 1903 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Labor JournalEverett | 2 | 1911 | Catalog ↗ |
| Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen · published 1886–1917 | 2 | 1891–1893 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle StarSeattle · published 1899–1947 | 1 | 1899 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick · published 1914–1938 | 1 | 1917 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Yakima HeraldNorth Yakima · published 1889–1914 | 1 | 1890 | Catalog ↗ |
| White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs · published 1907–1938 | 1 | 1923 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom · published 1858–1864 | 1 | 1860 | Catalog ↗ |