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  1. A Sinking Buggy, a Borrowed Team, and a Reservation About to Open

    In 1892 a newspaperman packed his wife and infant into a rickety buggy to cross the soon-to-open Colville Reservation, fording the Kettle River and leaning on Native families along the way.

    Aug 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOsoyoos Lake, Oroville, Okanogan CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

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  1. The River Side House: A Temperance Haven on the Snohomish River

    While rival hotels advertised their fine wines and billiard rooms, the Riverside Hotel staked its reputation on a strictly sober policy.

    Apr 5, 1879The Northern StarSnohomish

  2. Seattle Tries to Close the Side Doors on Its Saloons

    City officials drafted a new liquor ordinance to repeal the old “wide entrance” law and force every saloon to have a single street entrance, banning “ladies’ entrances” and other side-door workarounds.

    Jan 24, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. The Pride of the Frontier Saloon

    An 1877 profile of a Snohomish establishment boasting a polished maple bar and 'quiet, gentlemanly' service.

    Nov 17, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish

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