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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1880
Page
3
Classified style notices advertise carpentry work, sale of private residence, band concert tickets, Bible sales, and legal notices. Updates include railway name change, a sudden death, advice on cemetery improvements, and concert program previews with local business mentions.
Readings from the husband diary detail repeated episodes of Belle's drunkenness from March to May 1878 including meals missed, meals skipped, and intrusions. Other items note a Paris or Franklin, Pennsylvania scandal of a runaway wife for $150 and a Russia Turkey Ireland famine discussion. Prison conditions in Kentucky and random anecdotes follow.
Snow arrives and church services are noted at the M E Church with Rev W R Whitney officiating. Mr Fettle recovers a lost pocket book, Brinton Sharp plans a move to Illinois, Carrie Hering departs for a protracted stay with Lock Haven and Altoona as targets, Sheriff Spangler may enter dentistry, and a woodchuck shadow hints at lingering winter.
AARONSBURG CRUMBS notes a cold snap with measles spreading through town and fewer students in class due to reflections in glass. It reports Evangelical church meetings continuing, the Millheim Band serenading Prof Meyer and family, and the burial of Mr. David Kramer after a long illness.
Marriages listed with multiple couples and dates in December and January. Samuel Durst weds Alice J Stover on the 22nd, Hiram M Cain weds Carrie L Rishel on the 25th, Clark Herman of Bellefonte weds Nancy Stover of Aaronsburg on the 26th, John Stover of Penn township weds Eliza Miller of Laurelton on the 2th, James K Wit of Miles township weds Rebecca Hi Hosterman of Penn township on December 21, and John Zerg weds Angeline L Auman of Gregg township on the Strait by Rev E Stambach.
Notices report the deaths of Mrs Mary Tanner in Potter township at 67 years 4 months 8 days. Charles A son of Wnm Moyer in Penn township at 7 weeks 3 days. Mrs Maria Snavely in Penn township at 2 months 28 days. Allen Maize son of John H Maize in Millhelm at about 10 months. David Kremer in Aaronsburg aged 86 years 8 months 16 days, the town's oldest resident. Funeral at Reformed Cemetery Aaronsburg with Rev C F Deininger sermon from Ps 23 4.
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.