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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 16 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 7 |
66 stories
- The Green Smuggler and the Tricky Trunk
A novice opium smuggler is nabbed in Puyallup after his anxious behavior at the train station tipped off the local police chief.
- The Ghost Cabin of the Puyallup
Two prospectors track a convict's legend to a remote mountain hideout, finding the architecture of an outlaw era still standing.
- The Hop Louse War on the Green River
Farmers in the Puyallup and Green River valleys battle an infestation of hop aphids using new horse-powered sprayers.
- The Packing Plant That Wasted Nothing
At Meeker on the Seattle–Tacoma line, the Pacific Meat Company turned cattle, hogs and sheep into cured meat, sausage and fertilizer with almost no waste—and kept a small town working.
- The Boomtown Race: Puyallup Stakes its Future on Banking
As the population surges, local business leaders in Puyallup rush to establish a formal financial institution, mirroring the rapid civic growth of late 19th-century Washington.
- The Gold-Flecked Foothills of Puyallup
While major industries dominated the city’s economy, one prospector found that turning over stones in the local wilderness could yield a surprising fortune.
- The Absurdist Board of Trade of Puyallup
A satirical account of a local civic meeting where the town's ambitions far outpaced its resources.
- Pestilence in the Puyallup Valley Hop Fields
A rainy, humid August threatens the harvest as growers fight aphid infestations and labor shortages.
- The Global Hop Trade of 1888
While the farmers of Puyallup slept, their harvests were already changing hands in the high-stakes markets of London.
- The Hop Fever Gripping Puyallup
As hop vines hit 21 inches in the fertile valley, a local developer and hop baron makes big moves to capitalize on the boom.
- Naming Trees for History
Puyallup students stage an elaborate ceremonial planting for Arbor Day.
- Puyallup Growers Face a New Threat
Hop lice and a mysterious 'snapping beetle' have been sighted in Puyallup yards, causing concern among local growers already strained by a lack of funds.
- The War on the Puyallup Hop Louse
Puyallup farmers share hard-earned lessons on crop protection, revealing the tension between 'muscle' and 'brains' in early industrial agriculture.
- The Annual Migration to the Puyallup Valley
A historic snapshot of the diverse, bustling encampments that formed every autumn when the hop harvest drew thousands to the riverbanks.
- The Struggle for an Honest Hour: A Farmer’s Grumble in 1888
An account from a local farm near Puyallup reveals the era's persistent struggle to balance agricultural labor with a zero-tolerance policy for drinking, echoing the intense pressure of the frontier economy.
- The Last Stand of the Payallup Valley
As Seattle’s building boom explodes and land prices skyrocket, a quiet corner of King County faces its own real estate frenzy—where lots vanish before deeds are even signed.