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1. The Great Lemonade Deception

   A courting couple tries to trick one another in the dark, but a mischievous brother gets the last laugh.

   Sep 16, 1876The Northern StarSnohomish, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

2. The Sudden Birth of Tacoma's Ice Industry

   A chance encounter over a warm lemonade led to a major local business venture.

   Dec 28, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

3. The Kent Races: Peanuts, Lemonade, and Suspicion

   While the crowds at the Kent track grew, the betting remained sluggish amid rumors of a fixed race.

   Jun 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyNightlife

4. Twenty Clowns, Cloth Elephants, and a College Circus at the Armory

   Whitman students and the Walla Walla Band plan four nights of acrobats, side shows and pink lemonade — with a hired professional troupe to keep it honest.

   Nov 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife · Strange But True

5. A Family Tragedy Near Palouse

   Tragic news emerges from a local farm where a man took his family's lives before turning a weapon on himself.

   Aug 8, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPalouse, Whitman CountyTrue Crime

6. Drugged and Held at Sea for Seven Weeks, an Engineer Reappears in Tacoma

   T. A. Cox, part-owner of an Arizona mining company, says he was drugged with a lemonade in San Francisco and held prisoner aboard an unknown ship before being put ashore at Des Moines — then walked to Tacoma without a cent.

   Feb 8, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

7. The Prohibition Ploy: Licensing Soft Drinks to Stop Bootlegging

   A new city ordinance requires soft drink counters to purchase a license, not for revenue, but as a lever to shut down businesses caught selling liquor.

   Jan 20, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

8. The Great Valley Rabbit Drive

   Valley residents prepare for a mass culling of rabbits, which have devastated local melon fields and gardens.

   Jul 11, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

9. The Unlucky Entrepreneur of Fourth of July

   A man’s ambitious plan to capitalize on the holiday crowds turns into a street-side cautionary tale when his dray and goods go missing.

   Aug 5, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

10. The Great Rabbit Hunt of White Bluffs

    When ammunition ran low during a massive local rabbit drive, hunters resorted to clubs, rocks, and sheer chaos to secure their harvest.

    Jul 18, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

11. The Forgetful Pioneer: A Seattle Character Remembered

    Before he became a fixture of the city's early business history, Isaiah Waddell was known for his generous spirit, his roller-boy antics at the local press, and a legendary inability to find his own place of business.

    Apr 27, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPioneer Square, Seattle, King CountyLocal Legends

12. The Temperance Union’s Grand Flower Festival

    As Seattle grew, the local chapter of the W.C.T.U. organized elaborate civic events, revealing the powerful social network of women shaping the city's public life.

    Apr 7, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBryant, Seattle, King County

13. The Circus Comes to Town: Seattle’s First Big Top Spectacle

    As the Hingling Bros. circus unloads its menagerie and performers in the Northern Pacific yards, locals gather for a parade and show that promises 'everything advertised.'

    Jun 16, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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