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3 stories matching worcest

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  1. The Great Spelling Bee of 1873

    Before high-speed internet and digital debates, Seattle’s social life centered on the grand Spelling Match, a community competition held at Yesler’s Hall.

    Mar 16, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  2. The Boxcar Full of Washington: Selling the Evergreen State to the East

    A Great Northern exhibit car of glass-jarred fruit has toured 10,000 miles through the East, drawing 100,000 visitors and closing schools so pupils could see what Washington grows — all part of Louis W. Hill's campaign to lure settlers west.

    Jun 9, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. General Booth Brings the Salvation Army’s Hallelujah Show to Seattle

    A visiting evangelist fills the Armory, keeps a basement congregation on its knees, and explains why the Army is not a church.

    Jan 2, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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