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Lykens – Auto Dealer Dies Following Kidney Stone Surgery, 1924

This story from the Lykens Standard, March 28, 1924: GEORGE CAIRNS DIED YESTERDAY FOLLOWING OPERATION MANAGED LYKENS MOTOR COMPANY – WAS LOCAL COUNCILMAN George D. Cairns, manager of the Lykens […]

March 24, 2025
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Elizabethville – Lentz Electric, 1990

A 1990 advertisement (business card) for G. L. Lentz Electric, 28 Lyter Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Electrical Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor Galen Lentz (Owner) ___________________________________ From the 1990 […]

March 24, 2025
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Upper Dauphin High School – Computer Workshop, 1990

A 1990 photograph of the computer workshop club of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo are: Front Row:  J. Kute; M. Waters; S. […]

March 23, 2025
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Good Spring – Schaeffer & Malick, 1952

A 1952 advertisement (business card) for Schaeffer and Malick, Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. GAS — OIL — REFRESHMENTS ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, […]

March 23, 2025
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Lykens – Grand Opening of Dietrich Cafe, 1906

From the Lykens Standard, October 12, 1906: Dietrich Cafe Opens Tomorrow F. P. Dietrich and Son of Harrisburg, have leased the Wright Building on Main Street, and fitted it up […]

March 22, 2025
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Elizabethville – The Jock Shop, 1990

A 1990 advertisement for The Jock Shop, 40 N. Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Custom Silk Screening — Team Uniforms Low Team Prices — Athletic Equipment Hours: Monday – […]

March 22, 2025
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Strict Vaccination Rules for 1925-1926 School Year

The campaign to eradicate smallpox continued in 1925 with strict vaccination rules issued to schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Heading up the County Board of Health was Dr. D. E. […]

March 21, 2025
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Elizabethville – Mane Street Hair Studio. 1990

A 1990 advertisement (business card) for Kim Hoffman, Mane Street Hair Studio, 204 W. Main Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Cuts & Styles” ___________________________________ From the 1990 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

March 21, 2025

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