Gratz Post Office, 1857
A cover mailed from the Gratz Post Office, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 26 November 1857 to Mr. John Wiest in Philadelphia. The stamp on this cover which was issued […]
Lykens Post Office, 1858
A corner cut from an envelope bearing a stamp identified as Scott Type A21, issued in 1857, and a 6 May 1858 circular date stamp/cancel of the Lykens Post Office, […]
Katharine [Pontius] Retallick (1876-1948) – Telephone Operator
MRS. KATHARINE RETALLICK Mrs. Katharine A. Retallick, age 71 years, of Williamstown, widow of William Retallick, died in the Pottsville Hospital on 9 February [1948]. Mrs. Retallick was a daughter […]
Lykens Standard Newspaper Office, 1971
A 1971 photograph of the office of the Lykens Standard newspaper, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. See also: Lykens – Lykens Standard (Newspaper), 1922 ___________________________________ From an ad that appeared in […]
Mark S. Coles (1901-1950) – Lykens Standard Publisher
LYKENS PUBLISHER DIED SUDDENLY Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock for Mark S. Coles, 49, editor and publisher of the Lykens Weekly Standard, in Lykens Christ […]
Anna M. [Phillips] Williams (1889-1951) – Publisher of Pillow Gazette
Mrs. Anna M. Williams Mrs. Anna Mae Williams, 61, wife of John Albert Williams, of Dalmatia, R.D., died last Friday at 3:15 p.m., in the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, after an […]
William F. Knecht (1865-1949) – Publisher of West Schuylkill Herald
FORMER PUBLISHER DIED AT TOWER CITY William F. Knecht, president of the Tower City National Bank, died at his home in Tower City last Thursday night at the age of […]
Harvey D. Romberger (1871-1948) – Railroad Telegrapher
HARVEY D. ROMBERGER Harvey D. Romberger, a retired telegrapher of the Reading Railroad Company, died at his home in Harrisburg last Wednesday. Mr. Romberger was a son of the late […]