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“Harry is Still Boarding” – Newport, PA (1914)

August 23, 2025 No Comments

Miss Mary Oren was in New Cumberland, a borough bordering the west bank of the Susquehanna River in Cumberland County of central Pennsylvania. New Cumberland

Easter Message on a Goose Egg – Newport, PA (1908)

April 9, 2024 No Comments

Mrs. David Neely lived in Newport, a borough on the Juniata River in Perry County of central Pennsylvania. The name of the borough relates to

The Mess of Unpaved Streets – Mifflin, PA (1910)

February 7, 2023 No Comments

Miss Mary Oren lived in Newport, a town that grew up near a ferry on the Juniata River and became “Newport” when the Pennsylvania Canal