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Spokesman-Review Newspapers that Inspired Events in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries

By Patricia Meredith | August 13, 2021

The Spokesman-Review and The Chronicle were the main newspapers of 1901 Spokane. Both were owned by William H. Cowles by 1901, who moved them all into the Review Building, which can still be visited today. As I may have mentioned before, I love traveling down the rabbit holes of researching history, and the best place …

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News Clipping: The Language of Letters

By Patricia Meredith | November 24, 2018

I found the following little editorial article published in The Spokesman-Review, May 6, 1901, and thought it exceedingly interesting. I hope you do, too! (Transcription for easier reading) What is the language of postage stamps when pasted on letters? M.K. The following, called the postage stamp flirtation, may be what you want: Upside down, left …

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