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1,327 stories matching notic
- Husband's Public Notice Denies Responsibility for Wife's Debts
In a formal newspaper notice, a disgruntled Seattle man attempts to absolve himself of his wife's debts after she leaves their home.
- Seattle Husband's Notice Denies Responsibility for Wife's Debts
A curt, Victorian-era public notice posted in a Seattle newspaper marks the formal end of a marriage through a declaration of non-responsibility.
- Settling Up Before the New Year
A Snohomish City blacksmith issues a stern public notice for customers to settle their debts before 1879.
- The Public Abandonment of Sabina Lilly
A husband’s newspaper notice signals a private marital rupture in 1876 Seattle.
- An 1875 Public Shaming in Seattle
A husband publishes a newspaper notice to strip his wife of her financial agency after she leaves their home.
- An 1874 Public Shaming of a Missing Wife
A husband publishes a newspaper notice to strip his spouse of financial agency after she leaves their home.
- 1876 Notice Cuts Off Wife's Credit After She Leaves
A husband in 1876 takes to the local press to declare his financial independence from his runaway wife.
- The Deserted Husband's Public Ultimatum
In a 1876 notice, Thomas Lilly takes to the press to publicly disavow his wife's debts after she leaves their home.
- The 'Not Responsible' Notice of 1876
In an era of restrictive domestic law, one Seattle man publicly disavows his wife's debts to protect his own assets.
- The Strike That Stopped the Moulders
A terse notice from the Seattle Foundry warns local workers to stay away, signaling a labor dispute that has effectively shut down operations in the city's industrial heart.
- The Public Spat of Thomas and Salina Lilly
A 19th-century public notice captures the messy, personal side of early Seattle marriage law.
- The Last Days of Thomas: A Seattle Family’s Grief in 1899
An obituary for a local resident reveals the intimate scale of life in early Seattle, where death was a public event and family networks were the primary social safety net.
- The Unilateral Disclaimer of a 19th-Century Marriage
Publicly declaring he would no longer be responsible for his wife's debts, Thomas Lilly placed this notice in the newspaper to formally signal a separation in pioneer Seattle.
- The Treasury’s Call: A Deadline for Snohomish County Debt
An 1875 public notice issued by County Treasurer John D. Morgan warns citizens that the county will stop paying interest on outstanding orders drawn prior to the new year.
- The Estray Swindle: A Rural Confidence Game
A clever ruse targets farmers by using public notice requirements to set up a rigged animal sale.
- Loggers Win Right to Collective Lien
A landmark state supreme court decision empowers loggers to file collective liens against companies for unpaid wages.
- An Affordable Dream: A 60x121 Foot Seattle Homestead
In 1877, a lot on Second Street—now the heart of Seattle's high-density urban core—was listed for sale as a private residential homestead.
- The Price of Early Seattle: A 60x120 Lot for Sale
Before the skyscrapers and the tech giants, a simple real estate listing in the 1876 press reveals the humble origins of land ownership in a budding Seattle.
- Church Faction Fight at the African M.E. Church
A local pastor faces a push for his resignation, but claims the effort is led by unauthorized parties.
- The City’s Campaign Against ‘Kitchen Disease’
Health Officer Miller launches a sanitary crackdown on local boarding houses, targeting conditions deemed dangerous to public health.
- A House and Lot for Sale on Second Street (Dec 16, 1876)
A straightforward classified advertisement for a house and lot on 2nd Street offers a window into the rapid, transactional growth of 1870s Seattle.
- The Looming Transition: Homesteaders Face Bureaucratic Limbo
As Washington prepares for statehood, federal land officers warn settlers that their pending homestead proofs may become legally invalid overnight.
- The Bitter End of a Snohomish Partnership
A public notice in the Northern Star signals the messy dissolution of the Packard & Jackson firm, reflecting the fragile nature of early frontier business ventures.
- The Price of the Official Record
Aberdeen's county commissioners sparked controversy by awarding a printing contract to the lowest bidder, despite allegations of falsified circulation figures.
- The Mystery of the Sloop Clara Bell
A small vessel has been found adrift on the Snohomish River, leaving authorities looking for its owners.