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Harry Preston Wiest (1893-1925) – Telegraph Operator Died of Typhoid Fever

PROMINENT TOWER CITY MAN TYPHOID VICTIM Tower City, September 23 [1925] — Harry Preston Wiest, aged 32 years, of Wiconisco & Second Streets, died at his home here Friday morning […]

February 7, 2025
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Millersburg – Wiconisco Man Killed in Hit-&-Run, 1925

A 1925 hit-and-run accident on the Rabbit Hill Roadway, east of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, took the life of Simon P. Nonallis, of Wiconisco. This is an example of the […]

February 3, 2025
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Lykens Outgrown Shop, 1995

A 1995 advertisement for Lykens Outgrown Shop, 110-B West Main Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Ronald Shuey & Karen Shuey Daily 9:00 – 5:00 —– Thursday & Friday till 8:00 […]

February 3, 2025
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John H. Hoffman Runs for Jury Commissioner, 1925

For the General Election of 1925, John H. Hoffman, of Williamstown, was selected by the Republican Party of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to be their candidate for Jury Commissioner. The Democratic […]

January 24, 2025
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James Spangler (1880-1925) – Victim of Mine Explosion

A colorized portrait of James R. Spangler, probably from around 1900. Spangler died as a result of a mining accident at Short Mountain Colliery, Lykens/Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following […]

January 21, 2025
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George Deppen (1836-1925) – First Resident of Herndon

FIRST SETTLER IN HERNDON DIES IN HIS 90th YEAR Funeral services for George Deppen, 89 years old, who died Sunday evening at the home of Charles Kahler, at Herndon, were […]

January 20, 2025
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Lykens – Woman Dies After Hike to Love Rock, 1925

According to an obituary that appeared in the Lykens Standard, May 8, 1925, Stella Richardson of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died five weeks after she hiked to Love Rock – […]

January 19, 2025
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Wiconisco – Suicide by Shotgun, 1925

This story from the Lykens Standard, March 13, 1925: YOUNG MAN ENDED LIFE BY SHOOTING Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at 335 North Second Street, over […]

January 14, 2025

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