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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1894 | 13 |
| 1895 | 16 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1914 | 2 |
72 stories matching refrain, in 15 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 39 | 1889–1895 | Catalog ↗ |
| Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1881–1888 | 15 | 1883–1887 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla · published 1903–1910 | 3 | 1903 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick · published 1914–1938 | 2 | 1914 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-Current | 2 | 1908–1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane Falls · published 1883–1890 | 2 | 1883 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Labor JournalEverett | 1 | 1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle StarSeattle · published 1899–1947 | 1 | 1899 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Tacoma TimesTacoma · published 1903–1949 | 1 | 1904 | Catalog ↗ |
| Washington StandardOlympia · published 1860–1921 | 1 | 1861 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound DispatchSeattle · published 1871–1880 | 1 | 1878 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Northern StarSnohomish City · published 1876–1879 | 1 | 1878 | Catalog ↗ |
| Walla Walla StatesmanWalla Walla | 1 | 1864 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Colfax GazetteColfax · published 1893–1932 | 1 | 1900 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-Current | 1 | 1908 | Catalog ↗ |