When the Brick Wall Bar and Grill on Main Street in Palouse burned down this past April, the loss of the building revealed a hidden town secret. Covering the side of the attached brick building in historic downtown is a large, painted advertisement. Though it has aged and faded, it's easy to make out a promotion for the old Palouse News printing press and news stand that was once housed there. The sign also promotes a number of products once sold in the building, including stationary, confectionery, bicycles and tobacco from the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company in West Virginia. Diane Cooper, who owns the building, said local historians believe the advertisement was initially covered in 1909 when the attached building was constructed/Anthony Kuipers, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here. (M-P Daily News photo by Geoff Crimmins: Historic advertisement on side of Palouse building)