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6 stories matching tipsi
- The Phantom Fire-Starter of Tacoma
A mischievous prankster is repeatedly triggering false fire alarms, exhausting the local department and draining public funds.
- The Great Butter Hoax of 1859
A classic tall tale of rancid butter, two tipsy pioneers, and an elaborate prank on a local tavern keeper in Olympia.
- The Man Who Walked Into the Sound
A tipsy wanderer mistook Seattle’s waterfront for San Francisco, ending up clinging to a dock in the middle of the night.
- The Shipwreck Scandal
A bitter public dispute erupts after shipwrecked survivors allege cruel neglect by a Seattle hotel, while locals claim the couple were rowdy drunks.
- The Perilous Journey of the Little Brown Jug
A logger's desperate, tipsy attempt to retrieve his prized whiskey jug from the Seattle harbor makes for a chaotic afternoon on the waterfront.
- The Drunken Gentleman of Commercial Street
A tipsy passenger’s chaotic attempt to board a streetcar and his subsequent social performance in 1877 Seattle.