Wiconisco – Fire Destroys Briquet Plant, 1923
In May 1923, a second major fire occurred at the American Briquet Plant in Wiconisco, near Lykens. The first fire took place in 1919, one month after the plant had […]
Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (4)
JOHN B. RALPH WILLIAMSTOWN – John B. Ralph, 41, of 136 E. Market Street, died Monday at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was an employee of Park Publishing Company, […]
Wiconisco – Major Fire Damage at New Briquet Plant, 1919
In 1919, about one month after the American Briquet Company opened a new plant at Wiconisco, near Lykens, a fire, believed to have been caused by defective wiring, broke out […]
Lykens – School Children To Be Examined for Defects, 1924
This brief notice from the front page of the Lykens Standard, July 18, 1924, urged parents to take their children to the local Clinic for examination – prior to their […]
Two Men Severely Burned at Short Mountain Colliery, 1924
TWO SEVERELY BURNED IN GAS EXPLOSION Otto Platzer of Main Street and George Kolva of Coaldale were severely burned in an explosion of gas in Short Mountain Colliery, Monday morning […]
Child Dies After Scalding, 1924
CHILD DIES AT HOSPITAL FROM EFFECT OF SCALD Ralph Stuppy Jr., the 2-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stuppy, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital with severe burns […]
Kettle of Boiling Water Spills on Child, 1924
CHILD PULLS PAIL OF BOILING WATER OVER A kettle of boiling water fell upon and severely burned Raymond Morris Jr., 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Morris, East Locust […]
Five-Percent of Voters Are Illiterate
One hundred years ago, as the presidential election approached, the Lykens Standard of July 18, 1924, opined on the educational state of affairs of the voters of the country: VOTING, […]