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4 stories matching protuber

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:prober, tuber, proper, proteg, proffer, prosper

  1. The Strange 'Sea Monster' of Clay Street

    A fisherman’s routine day at the docks ends with the haul of a mysterious, gelatinous creature.

    Jul 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerClay Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Real Estate Frenzy of 1889

    A local columnist offers a wry, cynical peek at the movers, shakers, and hustlers reshaping the streetscape of Seattle during the great land boom.

    May 31, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  3. A Dismissed Complaint, Then a Woodshed Ambush in Tacoma

    Maggie Kornder had charged Mike Pfeifle with threatening her. A judge let the case go; days later, the rejected suitor hid in her employer's woodshed and shot her before turning the gun on himself.

    Apr 15, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth G Street, TacomaTrue Crime

  4. A Saw Cut Through His Brain. Seattle Doctors Watched Him Live.

    Horatio Stetson's head was nearly split in two by a rip saw at a Seattle mill. Thirty-six hours later, he was talking, moving his limbs, and astonishing the physicians at Providence Hospital.

    Jan 25, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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