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4 stories matching quoth
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- The Pride of the Frontier Saloon
An 1877 profile of a Snohomish establishment boasting a polished maple bar and 'quiet, gentlemanly' service.
- A Lesson in Redistribution at the Woodshed
A young boy takes his father's fiery political rhetoric about wealth equality a bit too literally, with painful consequences.
- The Perilous Steam Bath of 1876
A Nevadan visitor to a Seattle Turkish bathhouse finds himself in a comedic, sweltering hostage situation over the reputation of his famous family name.
- The Governor Who Stood Between Corporations and the Workingman
When railroads threatened to use militia to break a strike in 1873, Governor Elisha Ferry refused to deploy state power until the laborers were paid, carving out a legendary reputation for fairness.