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1 story matching schroeffer

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  1. Divorce and Domestic Strife in 1890s Seattle

    Three women are granted divorces in the local superior court, revealing stories of abandonment, habitual drunkenness, and domestic cruelty.

    Apr 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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  1. Forced into Marriage in Tacoma

    A young woman is reportedly coerced by her father to marry a miner against her prior engagement.

    May 3, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  2. A Frontier Rivalry Renewed

    84-year-old pioneer N.V. Sheffer sets off on a donkey-drawn cart to reunite with his childhood rival, Ezra Meeker, at the Ferndale settlers' picnic.

    Aug 7, 1908The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentFerndale

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