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| Year | Stories |
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| 1885 | 3 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
11 stories matching recip
- The Ghost of a Shipwrecked Log
A bottle washed ashore at Cape Flattery brings a message from a ship doomed by fire, while a local business turns the tragedy into a strange marketing stunt.
- The Seattle Milk Scandal of 1891
A police investigation in Helena, Montana, leads back to a Seattle man selling a recipe for 'manufactured' milk, highlighting the early days of consumer food fraud.
- The Mystery of the 'Swamp Angel' and the Ship Olympia
A century-old newspaper advertisement disguised as a news report used the haunting tale of a lost vessel to peddle a patent medicine for rheumatism.
- The Mother-Son Counterfeiting Ring
A woman with a criminal past and her son are caught after operating a makeshift mint out of their homes in Des Moines and Tacoma.
- The $150 Lot That Became a $150,000 Block
A Seattle pioneer cashes out a Second Street property he held through fire and rebuilding, offering a simple recipe for fortune: buy early and hold on.
- Everett Women Launch Their Own Labor Column
Defying the male-dominated press of 1911, union women declare their space will be for social and economic activism, not domestic advice.
- A Law to Protect Debtors — or Scare Off Every Lender?
Washington's legislature passed the 'judgment deficiency bill' to shield mortgage debtors from ruinous foreclosures. The Portland Oregonian read it as a recipe for a credit freeze, and begged the governor to veto it.
- A Swedish Immigrant Built Seattle's Clean-Milk Dairy One Gallon of Cream at a Time
Alfred Kristoferson arrived to find a booming city where cream came watery and milk carried disease. His answer — pasteurization, doorstep delivery, and a health officer's endorsement — became a one-man public-health campaign.
- Seattle's Miracle Medicine Salesman
Prominent citizens and former councilmen endorse G. C. Phinney's 'Swamp Angel' rheumatic cure.
- Conflicting Advice from the O-W, R. N. Company
The town is perplexed by contradictory expert demonstrations from the railroad—one telling them to raise hogs, the other telling them to stop using lard in baking.
- Lice Threaten the Hop and Apple Crop, and the State Says Spray Now
Washington's horticulture board warns that leaf lice are spreading fast in Western Washington and issues a detailed spraying recipe before the harvest is lost.
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- A Soup Kitchen Brawl
Two cooks at the Poodle Dog restaurant settle a professional dispute with knives and dinnerware.
- The Russian Settlement Brawl
A Christmas evening dispute between locals turns into a violent street encounter near Lincoln School.
- The Art of the Lunch-Counter Heist
A hungry traveler uses a sharp tongue and a little bit of 'brass' to get a free meal in 1870s Seattle.
- The Hop-Harvest Pilgrimage
Indigenous families return to Shelton after their seasonal work in the Puyallup hop fields.
- An Invitation to a Celestial Feast
An 1877 dispatch offers a rare, albeit patronizing, glimpse into the intricate social etiquette and lavish dining culture of Seattle’s Chinese mercantile class.
- The Breakfast Table Umpire
A fed-up boarder decides he's had enough of the baseball-obsessed chatter at his table.
- The North Bend Punch-Up
A grudge match between two former partners leads to a brawl and a trip to court.
- The 'Saddle-Rock' Chop House: Seattle's 24/7 Energy
In 1876, the Saddle-Rock Chop House promised hungry Seattle laborers and travelers a meal at any hour of the day or night.