The Millersburg Fair, 1877
In October 1877, on the occasion of a street fair in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a Sunbury newspaper described the event which included acrobatic performances and a bloody street fight […]
Lykens – Kopleman’s Original Army & Navy Store, 1924
A newspaper advertisement for Kopleman’s Original Army & Navy Store, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the Lykens Standard, February 29, 1924. Outfitters for Working Men’s Clothes Campers Supplies We are […]
Lykens – Helt’s Garage, 1924
A February 29, 1924 advertisement for the REO 4-Passenger Coupe, sold by the H. D. Helt Garage, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ONE OF THE NEW HIGH POWERED REO “SIXES” An […]
Lykens Motor Car Company, 1924
A advertisement that appeared in the Lykens Standard, February 29, 1924, for the Lykens Motor Car Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, featuring the Jewett Six, a five-seat sedan. “Comfort and […]
Millersburg – Two Men Poisoned at Freeland House, 1896
In September 1896, Isaac Koppenhaver (1849-1900), then proprietor of the Freeland House, southwest corner of the central square in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had dinner with a guest, and consumed […]
Millersburg – Kocker’s Coal
An undated advertising item from Kocker’s Coal, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This item is a small musical instrument in the shape of a boat on which simple tunes can be […]
Lykens Hosiery Mills
Both sides of an undated matchbook cover for the Lykens Hosiery Mills, Inc., Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Advertising slogans, etc., include: LOOK BUY LYKENS SOCKS PAIRS GUARANTEED TO WEAR MONTHS […]
Elizabethville Man Serves As Court Interpreter, 1924
From the Lykens Standard of February 29, 1924, we learn the following about Elizabethville resident David P. Baker: COURT INTERPRETER A CITIZEN OF ELIZABETHVILLE Mr. David P. Baker, proprietor of […]