This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1885
Page
3
Rain interrupts local building as farmers haul grain to market and townsfolk attend lectures and services. Items include dedications, entertainment by an Indian student, church events, construction plans, real estate sales, and local promotions by D. S. Kauffman Co. plus reminders about medicines and auction notices.
The district endures wet weather testing farmers while J H Frank markets Farmers Friend and J C Smith builds a grain house. A Green Grove festival drew locals, apple crops and cider season loom. Henry Keen improves his farm by removing rocks. illness paused chores for some neighbors. Daniel Runkle suffers a painful eye, J W Hanna takes a Pealer’s clerkship. A new cornet band gains skill and visitors pour in from across the Union. Miss M E Duncan visits Linden Hall Pennsylvania. J D Wagner injures his leg cutting wood and receives urgent medical aid.
Farmers report tiredness and animals in need as G Huey’s plowing ends badly when a horse slipped and broke a leg near L B Stover’s east of town forcing euthanization. Visitors arrive from Lock Haven and Philadelphia while locals push threshing, milling, and manure plans amid recent tramp activity and a plea for work programs. A traveller from Sower Potts Co. sends a strong testimonial letter.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.