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| Year | Stories |
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| 1894 | 2 |
2 stories matching sass
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:sassi, sassin, sash, elsass, sasaki, strass
- The Ghost of a Local Satirist
An Aberdeen newspaper contributor imagines his own funeral, complete with local officials crying and a telegram from the Governor of Oregon.
- The Beating of Henry Brown: A Runaway Elevator Boy and a Family's Violent Secret
A 14-year-old black elevator operator flees his home after a savage whipping by his father, revealing a tangled story of poverty, pride, and punishment in 1894 Seattle.