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| 1904 | 1 |
1 story matching milken
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:milker, milk, milkmen, milliken, milki, mcquilken
- A Lost Child’s Desperate Run Across the West
After his family splintered, a 14-year-old boy arrived in Tacoma alone, setting off a chain of bicycle thefts as he tried to find a way home.
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- A Swedish Immigrant Built Seattle's Clean-Milk Dairy One Gallon of Cream at a Time
Alfred Kristoferson arrived to find a booming city where cream came watery and milk carried disease. His answer — pasteurization, doorstep delivery, and a health officer's endorsement — became a one-man public-health campaign.
- The Tragedy Behind the Milk Wagon
A young farmer ends his life in Jefferson County after leaving a note detailing his isolation and perceived social prejudice.
- The Marshmallow Hike
A community gathers for a rural social event at the Wienenga ranch.
- The Milk Route Aristocrat of Archer Avenue
A satirical social drama involving a milk route heiress and a love triangle, printed as news filler in 1881.