Gratz National Bank, 1952
A 1952 advertisement for the Gratz National Bank, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ARE YOU PLANNING TO BUY A CAR? See us about our finance plan before you buy. We may […]
Lykens – Toddler Inhales Peanut & Dies, 1925
The danger of allowing a small child to play while eating peanuts was brought home to the Samuel Pell family of Lykens in early May 1925, when young Carl Pell […]
Elizabethville – Suzanne Johns Beauty Salon, 1988
A 1988 advertisement (business card) for Suzanne Johns Beauty Salon, 35 M. Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1988 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, […]
Gratz – Smeltz General Store, 1952
A 1952 advertisement (business card) for S. O. Smeltz, General Merchandise, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1952 yearbook, Senior Sentinel of the Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A complete digital […]
Millersburg Lineman Electrocuted Near Herndon, 1925
LIVE WIRE KILLS MAN AT HERNDON Herndon, May 4 [1925] — Ernest Harner, residing in South Race Street, Millersburg, an employee of the Juniata Public Service Company, was killed instantly […]
Charles Coles & Charlotte [Minnich] Coles – 25th Wedding Anniversary
The publisher of the Lykens Standard, Charles M. Coles (1870-1940), and his wife, Charlotte [Minnich] Coles (1880-1944), senior partner of the firm, celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary, as reported in […]
Wiconisco – James D. Rowe Paperhanging, 1925
A 1925 newspaper advertisement for James D. Rowe Paperhanging, Wiconisco, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. WALL PAPER FREE! DURING FEBRUARY Only to every customer who buys three rooms of Wall Paper at […]
Lykens Valley Hit Hard By Central Pennsylvania Storms, 1926
This November 1926 storm that hit Central Pennsylvania caused flood and wind damage in the Lykens Valley. The locations and quick response to restore transportation, electricity and telephone service, were […]