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2 stories matching snuff

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  1. The Disappearing Patient of King County

    A small-statured man, well-dressed in slate colors, walks out of the Territorial Insane Asylum and vanishes without a trace.

    Jun 1, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The City's Water Problem: A Nuisance in the Making

    After the Great Seattle Fire, one man's attempt to build a makeshift shelter leads to a messy public legal battle over fire hazards and sanitation.

    Jun 22, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

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  1. The High Stakes of Tobacco Farming in Snohomish County

    A rural columnist weighs in on the local obsession with hop-growing and the high-risk, high-reward prospect of cultivating tobacco in the late 19th-century Pacific Northwest.

    Feb 13, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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