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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
4 stories matching starfish, in 3 newspapers
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:star, stablish, standish, stare, stark, starl
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 2 | 1891–1893 | Catalog ↗ |
| Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen · published 1886–1917 | 1 | 1890 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Olympia TribuneOlympia · published 1890–1893 | 1 | 1891 | Catalog ↗ |