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
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
2 stories matching mown
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:mow, mowan, mowat, mower, mccown, mckown
- The Vigilantes' Ghost: Seattle's Dark Secret in Two Maple Trees
A poem published in the *Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer* reveals the city’s foundational myth: that its current 'peaceable' order was bought with the blood of six men hanged by a secret committee when the law failed to act.
- The Great Cascade: A Pilgrimage to the Roar of Snoqualmie Falls
In July 1877, three travelers walked the rugged trail from Snohomish to Fall City, documenting the lush farms, the hospitality of settlers, and the awe-inspiring power of the falls—a testament to the beauty and isolation of early Washington Territory.
Also about this, in other words
- The Desert Blooms in Mozee Valley
A bold irrigation syndicate strikes an artesian well, promising to transform 200,000 acres of arid Washington land into a fertile paradise.
- Marysville Shingle Weavers Launch Their Own Co-op
Twenty-four workers pool their savings to lease and operate a local shingle mill after being laid off or seeking steady work.
- The Bear Who Drank the Molasses: A Lumber Camp Disaster
A hungry black bear broke into a West Branch Lumber Company supply shed in Washington's Cascade Mountains, getting hopelessly stuck in a keg of molasses and becoming a spectacle for the workers.
- The Modern Moloch
An editorial from the Tacoma Times examining the startling surge in child labor and the human cost of industrial 'progress.'
- The Miracle at Moxee: Water Strikes the High Ground
A homemade rotary drill finds artesian water where experts feared it was impossible, turning arid desert into potential farmland.
- The Brutal Reality of 'Assumption of Risk' in the Mills
A shingle sawyer loses his hand in a mill accident, only to have his lawsuit dismissed due to legal doctrines protecting corporations.
- "Great Scott! Is That Dr. Mary Walker?" — Two Seattle Clerks Ditch Their Skirts on a Dare
A druggist's cashier and stenographer appear on Front Street in bifurcated skirts, betting their boss they'd do it. The town stares; the women report no other inconvenience.
- A Mill That Never Sleeps: Dalkena Runs Day and Night
Newport's Dalkena Lumber Co. keeps roughly 100 men working around the clock, outfits its yards with electric light, and readies a new gasoline tug for the river.