1819 Land Deed
Land contracts
This land deed was written in 1819 for property now owned by Linda Adams.
1819
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Selinsgrove, PA
1852 Birth and Baptismal Certificate
Birth certificates
Baptismal certificates
Birth and baptismal certificate from 1852, written in German.
1852
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Selinsgrove, PA
Bromo-Mint Medicine
Medicine (Drugs)
A bottle of bromo-mint medicine
Bromo-mint is a remedy used for nervous headaches, heartburn, stomach upset, indigestion, and motion sickness. Bromo-mint was combined with water and taken orally.
The active ingredient in bromo-mint is sodium bromide, which was historically used in other medicines as a sedative. Excessive consumption of bromine compounds can lead to a disorder called bromism. Symptoms of bromism include confusion, memory loss, slurred speech, tremors, ataxia, muscle weakness, bromoderma, and neurological symptoms resembling schizophrenia. There are reports of death by bromism following the ingestion of bromo-mint.
Bromo-mint was produced by Bromo Mint Company in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
https://ehive.com/collections/4339/objects/358511/crotzers-effervescent-bromo-mint-with-caffeine-one-dose-bottle
circa 1940
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Selinsgrove, PA
Rolling Green Park Brush
Amusement parks
Amusement parks--Sociological aspects
Advertising
A promotional brush received at Rolling Green Park in Selinsgrove, PA
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Selinsgrove, PA
A. H. Whitmer Bottle
Drink bottles
A glass beer or soda bottle from A.H. Whitmer in Selinsgrove, PA. The bottle includes a white "blob top."
A. H. Whitmer
Circa 1900
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Selinsgrove, PA
Promotional Yardsticks
Advertising, Store
Yardsticks
Collection of yardsticks and rulers from Selinsgrove, PA. Many local businesses used yardsticks like these as advertisements.
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Selinsgrove, PA
Rolling Green Park Advertisement
Amusement parks
Advertising
Amusement parks--Marketing
Pass for a free ride at Rolling Green Park, from R. M. Spangler, owner and manager.
R. M. Spangler
1936-1966
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Selinsgrove, PA
Woodling Land Survey
Property maps
Pennsylvania--Snyder County
Land surveys
The property map shows the outline of the Woodling property in Union County as surveyed by M. H. Weaver on August 8, 1846. The land was 105 acres and 18 perches. Linda Adams now owns the land.
M. H. Weaver
1846-08-08
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Selinsgrove, PA
Four Mule Plow Photograph
Farming
Pennsylvania--Snyder County
Picture of four mules pulling a plow on a farm near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Linda Adams now owns the property were this picture was taken.
The house in the background of the photo is still standing.
Circa 1935
An 1819 land deed for the property in the photo can be found <a title="1819 Land Deed" href="http://pahistoryharvest.com/exhibits/show/selinsgrove/item/726">here</a>.
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Selinsgrove, PA
Canal Boat Photograph
Canal-boats
Pennsylvania--Pennsylvania Canal
Canal boat photograph.
Circa 1900
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Selinsgrove, PA