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Elizabethville – Buffington Funeral Service

An undated newspaper ad, probably from the early 1950s, for the George F. Buffington & Son Funeral Home, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. FOUR GENERATIONS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE The ad featured […]

June 8, 2022
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Lykens – Shop N Play, 1971

The August 19, 1971 weekly advertisement for Shop N Play, 105-111 West Main Street, Lykens, Dauphin County Pennsylvania. The complex consisted of a supermarket, bowling alleys, and a lunch counter, […]

June 6, 2022
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Millersburg – S. Rubenstein, Optomotrist

A newspaper advertisement (Elizabethville Echo) from some time in the 1950s for Dr. S. Rubenstein, Optometrist, Hotel Gernert Building, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad featured a a cut-out photo […]

June 6, 2022
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Lykens – Grand Opening Don’s Food Rite, 1987

A 1987 photograph of Don’s Food Rite, 672 Main Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of its Grand Opening. The photo caption states that this new building was […]

June 5, 2022
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Wiconisco – Shaffer Beauty Salon. 1971

A newspaper advertisement for the Mary Shaffer Beauty Salon, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the Lykens Standard, August 19, 1971. NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS _______________________________________________ Ad obtained through Newspapers.com. Corrections […]

June 3, 2022
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Lykens – Shop N Play Grand Opening, 1962

From the West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City), February 9, 1962: SHOP N PLAY CENTER TO OPEN AT LYKENS NEXT THURSDAY The largest commercial development in this area will be formally […]

June 3, 2022
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Joseph E. Molko – Exclusive Fashion Shop in NYC, 1952

An article from the Lykens Standard, December 5, 1952, describing the new, exclusive gown shop opened by famed fashion designer Joseph E. Molko, originally of Wiconisco: Visited By Actress The […]

June 2, 2022
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Lykens – Don’s Food Rite, 1999

A 1999 newspaper photograph of John E. Hale, produce manager at Don’s Food Rite, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, stocking organically grown fruits and vegetables. The photo accompanied an article titled […]

June 2, 2022

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