Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1883 | 7 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 16 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
126 stories
- 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 Governor Kills the Puyallup Experiment Station — and Its Director Leaves for St. Louis
A budget veto strands four years of horticultural research as Prof. D. A. Brodie departs for the world’s fair.
- A Cannery Comes Courting Puyallup Valley
Chicago investors scout the valley’s fruit crop, eye the old Pacific Meat Company building, and dangle $1,000 for a bridge at Sumner.
- A Puyallup Hop Grower’s London Cable
Louis Gunter locks in two years of his crop at 25 cents a pound—after sending samples to the London brewer who once employed him in Hamburg.
- The Berry Math That Made Puyallup
A fruit-growers' manager laid out the 1898 economics of Western Washington berries: $1 a crate, 75-cent hired labor, and a cannery on the horizon.
- The Excelsior Boom: How Puyallup Turned Wood into Bedding
A nascent industry in the 1870s aimed to replace imported hair for mattresses with locally milled cottonwood shavings.
- 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.
- A Female Clergyman Performs a Marriage
A rare historical wedding ceremony in Puyallup is conducted by a woman, the Rev. Mrs. Jones.
- The Great Puyallup Potato Feud
A minor dispute over five trespassing pigs and a potato patch escalates from a neighborhood grievance to the Pierce County Superior Court.
- Crackdown on Illegal Liquor Sales in Puyallup
Deputy U.S. Marshals arrest two men caught selling whiskey to Indigenous workers during the harvest season.
- The Fugitive Baker of Puyallup
A Montana sheriff tracks down an embezzlement suspect hiding in plain sight within the Puyallup labor movement.
- 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.
- An Explorer's Curious Discovery in the Puyallup Valley
In 1878, a local explorer ventured into the uncharted territory of the Puyallup Valley, reporting back with observations that bordered on the absurd.
- 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 Puyallup Valley's Hop Boom
Pioneer farmers in the Puyallup Valley expect a massive harvest as hop cultivation surges.
- 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 Harvest Rush at Puyallup
Warm weather forces a premature start to the raspberry season, leaving growers in urgent need of labor.
- The Annual Exodus to the Hop Fields
Puyallup growers place a massive call for labor, setting the stage for a seasonal migration of workers.
- 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.
Download all 126 as a spreadsheet (CSV) · Show them on the map