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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 1 |
1 story matching louch
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:louck, slouch, lou, loch, loub, loud
- A Land Office Says the Tide Flats Are Not for the Taking
George Louchs tried to pre-empt 123.8 acres of Seattle tide flats. A federal commissioner said the unsurveyed shore belonged to the public—for now.
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- The Hop Louse Sabotage
A breakthrough in the Puyallup Valley reveals the hidden life cycle of the pest destroying Washington's hop industry.
- The Trial of 'Jap Lou': A Seattle Divorce Case of 1892
A rare court case exposes the social and legal precariousness of a cross-cultural marriage in 19th-century Seattle.
- The Unlucky Suicide
A farmhand attempts to take his own life twice, only to find himself frustrated by his own survival and a change of heart.
- The War on the Puyallup Hop Louse
Puyallup farmers share hard-earned lessons on crop protection, revealing the tension between 'muscle' and 'brains' in early industrial agriculture.
- The Hop Louse War on the Green River
Farmers in the Puyallup and Green River valleys battle an infestation of hop aphids using new horse-powered sprayers.
- The Great Hop Louse Debate of 1892
A scientific dispute over crop-destroying insects exposes the perils of amateur entomology in the Washington territory.
- The Exclusionary Pledge of La Conner
A frontier town in the Swinomish Flats organizes a formal, collective boycott against Chinese residents, highlighting the intense racial tensions of the 1870s Pacific Northwest.
- A Desperate Act in Waitsburg
A young woman is found unconscious after ingesting carbolic acid, sparking local debate over whether the act was a tragic mistake or a suicide attempt.