Lykens – Man at Creek
An undated photo post card view of a man at an unidentified creek in or around Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two creeks that go through Lykens are the Wiconisco […]
Millersburg – Fraudster Claiming To Be Polar Explorer “Bounces” Hotel Bill, 1881
An old photo, recently colorized of the square in Millersburg, showing the Freeland House (at left), near the end of the 19th Century, nearly 20 years after a fraud occurred […]
Foreigner Without Passport Arrested in Tower City, 1924
A brief article in the Lykens Standard, February 8, 1924, told of a Canadian who tried to move his family into the United States without having a passport. He was […]
Loyalton – Man Injured When Hit By Auto, 1924
The dangers of walking along a highway, even within a small town, were brought home with this unfortunate accident. The car wasn’t speeding, and the driver claimed he was blinded […]
Lykens – Uhler Drug Store Fire Was Costly, 1924
UHLER DRUG STORE FIRE ESTIMATED $2,000 The fire which occurred at the Uhler Drug Store, Main and Market Streets, Saturday morning, October 25 [1924], caused a loss estimated at about […]
Williamstown Saved from Great Fire, 1924
Quick action by residents and the Williamstown fire company, with some assistance from the wind changing directions, saved Williamstown from the fate of Gratz which one week earlier lost its […]
Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]
Millersburg – New Bride Suicides with Poison, 1924
17 YEAR OLD BRIDE ENDS LIFE BY POISON Mrs. May [Rothermel] Wolfgang, 17 years old, of Millersburg, a bride of three months, ended her life by taking poison on Saturday, […]