Dietrich – Zimmerman Suicide, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, December 14, 1906: SUICIDE AT DIETRICH Henry Zimmerman of Dietrich, who has been despondent for some time, committed suicide by shooting himself in the top of […]
Lykens – Forgery Attempt at Rudisill’s Store, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, July 20, 1906: FORGER’S TRICK DIDN’T WORK AT RUDISILL’S Yesterday morning about 8 o’clock, a tall, thin man, wearing a black sateen shirt, no necktie, upper […]
Loyalton – Did Someone Steal a Turkey?
From the Lykens Standard, December 7, 1906: THIS TIME IT’S TURKEY A farmer named Smeltz started from his home near Loyalton early Wednesday morning with a load of produce for […]
Lykens – Grand Opening of the Wonder Store, 1906
“A Big Surprise Coming Your Way… Watch Closely Our Announcements.” The Wonder Store at 304 N. Second Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, opened after a great amount of publicity on […]
Williamstown – Blanning Hardware, 1976
A photograph taken around 1976 of the Blanning Hardware Store, Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. The following biographical sketch appeared in a 1976 Williamstown history: Roy “Scratch” Blanning was born in […]
Lykens – Man Loses 2 Fingers in Oil Barrel Accident, 1906
This story from the Lykens Standard, August 31, 1906: GEORGE A. KOSIER LOSES PART OF TWO FINGERS On Monday while George A. Kosier was unloading a barrel of oil at […]
Lykens – Boy Cut Foot on Broken Glass in Rattling Creek, 1906
Litter around railroad property was as much a problem in 1906 as it is today. A discarded, broken beer bottle in the Rattling Creek in the location of the Pennsylvania […]
Miner Falls to Death at Short Mountain Slope, 1910
The Lykens Standard of April 1, 1910 provided a description of the fatal accident which took the life of a young miner at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, near […]