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4 stories matching pun
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:puni, punk, punt, punch, punkt, punche
- The Seattle Baseball Team’s Disastrous Spokane Trip
After losing nearly every game on their road trip, the Seattle baseball club faces a local audience’s disgust as they head home to regroup.
- The 'Improved' Red Men and the Sioux Chief
A Seattle fraternal order debates the morality of posthumously 'improving' a legendary Indigenous leader.
- The 'Country Cousin's Comforts' and Other Delights at the North Seattle Social
A local church gathering blends wit, satire, and community spirit to celebrate the Centennial in late 19th-century Seattle.
- The Great Welcome: Seattle Plans a 'Rousing' Ovation for Returning War Heroes
Mayor Humes and city officials rally behind a public subscription to fund fireworks, banquets, and even a mock battle at Lake Washington to greet the Washington Volunteers returning from Manila.