A Warning About Chain Letters, 1924
On April 4, 1924, the Lykens Standard picked up its editorial pen and issued a warning to individuals passing on chain letters – those who continued to do so would […]
Enterline Post Office, 1909
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from the Enterline Post Office, Enterline, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1909. ______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
Elizabethville Post Office, 1945
The message and address side of a penny post card mailed from the Elizabethville Post Office, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1945. The addressee is Miss Dorothy Harris, Beaver […]
Berrysburg Post Office, 1908
A post card with message mailed from the Berrysburg Post Office, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1908, at 10 A. M., and marked “received” at the Gratz Post Office, […]
Dauphin Post Office, 1912
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from the Dauphin Post Office, Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1912, at 8 A. M. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
George W. Schreffler (1857-1924) – Former Editor at “Lykens Standard”
This obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard, February 15, 1924: GEORGE W. SCHREFFLER George Washington Schreffler, aged 66 years, 10 months and 12 days of 6419 Beechwood Street, Philadelphia, was […]
Lykens – Bressler’s Central Livery, 1898
An envelope or cover dated July 8, 1898, postmarked at the Lykens Post Office, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 A. M. The corner card is for H. A. Bressler, […]
Dalmatia Post Office, 1880s
A cover/envelope mailed from Dalmatia [Georgetown], Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, May 21, some time in the 1880s. The corner card on the envelope is for the Northumberland County Mutual Aid Society […]