The Watsontown Record & Star Silver Anniversary Edition 1882-1907

An Index Of The Articles & Photos

in the 1907 Watsontown Record & Star Anniversary Edition

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	Front Page The Record & Star Silver Anniversary Edition 1882 Watsontown PA 1907 Record Vol. XXXVI  Star Vol. XXVI Sketch Of Watsontown as seen from Cemetery Hill Sketch of Watsontown 1856 Watsontown As It Is Today Brief Outline of Watsontown's Early History Photo - Pennsylvania Railroad Depot Passenger and Freight Department (Railroad) Photo Watsontown Public Schools Photo Watsontown Fire Departments Photo Electric Light Plant Two Military Bands https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-front.html
	Page Two Watsontown Boot & Shoe Co. (Home of the Record & Star) L.H. Montgomery, Ward Diehl, Lew. C. Fosnot, J. Clyde Fosnot, Fostnot Burr & Diehl Printing press W.E. Laidacker store,  W.E. Laidacker photo Profiles with Photos:  George W. Wallize, Samuel High, Dr. E. S. Snyder, S.C. Klapp Druggist, Jas. E Rotharmel,William Follmer https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/06/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-2.html
	Page 3 Watsontown Boot & Shoe Company Photos: Store, Shoe, H.F. Algert Bakers Store Photos: Store, Michael Baker Central Concrete Construction Company Photo - Stone Church, S.A. McFarland Advertisement for L.W. Bieber Plymouth Rocks Samuel G. Frey profile & photo Watsontown Lodge No 619 I.O.O.F. Photos - George Waleters, Maynard Huhn, W.A. Nicely, S.B. Hillard The Marsh Block, Photo of building https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/06/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-3.html
	Page 4 Eurkea Flouring MillsPhotos : Mill, V.S. Truckenmiller M.S. Adams Funeral Director & Furniture Photos: Building, M.S. Adams Profiles With Photos: W.C. Brimmer, D.L. Bly, (Ferry)  D.L. Grier (List of Postmasters), Thomas Barr Watsontown's City Of The Dead (Cemetery) Photos: Cemetery, Geo. H. Shannon, Geo W, Hess, A. H. Cooner, M.B Yerg https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/06/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-4.html
	Page 5 The Watsontown M.E. Church, Photo of building, parsonage, Rev. D.N. Miller The Olympia Steam Laundry, Photo Of Building & W.L. Cole Dunns Drug Store Watsontown Council No. 1609 Royal Arcanum Profiles With Photos: Elmer S. Johnson, Fred A. Reen, Harry R. Slifer, William Rhoads Bly, Joseph G. Durham, Russell Marsh, Andrew M. Lowry, George W. Rombach Photo - Residence of H.F. Algert Photo - J.P. Russel building https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-5.html
	Page 6 Photos - Residence of W.A. Durham, Keims Grocery, Residence C.B. McLain, George W. Hess residence Photo - Reisdence of J.D. Mayes Profiles with photos: F. Oliver Sanders, James Hammond McCormick, George H. Shannon, F. Oliver Sanders, John F. Meckley, W.L. Weidenhamer, Rev. John Hunter Watts, H.W. Rombach, James Dickson Jr, A.B. Seiler, Walter Weidenhamer, George W. Keim, Capt. Ira P. Irwin Articles: Fosnot & Son Printers https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-6.html
	Page 7 Watsontown Table & Furniture Company Photos - T.G. Caldwell, S.O. Comly, G.W. Hess, C.B. McLain, H.W. Rombach, Table, Plant Profiles with Photos: E. Sherman Follmer, Capt. John Bly, Philip Shay, Jud Diehl Articles: McEwensville W.C.T.U. Photo & Article about the W.C.T.U. Fountain https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-7.html
	Page 8: Photos: Residence of William F. Shay, Residence of Samuel B. Morgan, Residence of Dr. H.R. Hummel, Residence of F.S. Derr Articles: Retrospective A.D. 1932 by Diehl Diehls Steam Bakery Photo & Article Profiles with photos: William Field Shay, Prof. S.C. Hartranft, James Hollopeter, Robert R. DeArmond, Hon Oscar Foust, William L. Baker https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-8.html
	Page 9: Werners Meat Market: Photos of Interior, Chas. E Werner & Louis Werner Watsontown Steam Flouring Mills: Photos of Mill & Office & C.C. Follmer Fishers Coal & Ice & Insurance: Photo of coal Wagon & horses, & B. Frank Fisher Justice Of The peace E.R. Taggert Clothing House: Photo of Interior Of Store & E.R. Taggert https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-9.html
	Page 10: The Masonic Bodies: Photo of Lodge Hall, article about Warrior Run Arch Chapter 246 Watsontown Pure Mountain Water: Photo of Dam, S.H. Hicks, J.L. Higbee, Ira M. Higbee, E.D. Dietrick Profiles with Photos: Samuel B. Morgan, Dr. F.S. Derr, W.W. Diehl Warrior Run Church: Sketch and Photo, list of church subscribers Photo of Samuel O Comly residence https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/06/watsontown-record-star-anniversary.html
	Page 11 Follmer & Wilson Hardware Photos: Store, Roll B. Follmer, J.F. Wilson Barr Table Company Photos: Factory, Table Bryson Post GAR (With Photo) Profiles With Photos: John McFarland, D.W. Kemble, W.F. Ungard Soldiers Monument in Cemetery https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-11.html
	Page 12 Watsontown Door & Sash Co. Photos: J.H. Walker, The Plant Profiles With Photos: William Eli Welsh, Fred H. Knight, Harry S. Knight, E.N. Johnson, Dr. John F. McClure Ad for Bill Smith Barber Electric Motor used at Record & Star https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/watsontown-record-star-anniversary_31.html
	Page 13 Watsontown National Bank Photos: Bank building, Thompson Bower, William A. Nicely Farmers National Bank Photos: Bank Building, Wm H,  Nicely, E.D. Deitrick Photo - Merill Paint & Wallpaper Store Photo - The Grit Engraving & Printing House Dr J. Housel & Son Dentists Profiles With Photos: George P. Straub, W.W. Fisher, M.B. Yerg, D.F. Wagner, J. Fred Beisser, Harry M. Pittman https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-13.html
	Page 14 Fishers Sporting Goods Store & Cafe Photos - Fishers block, E.D. Fisher Cooners Hotel Photos: Hotel, Wm S. Cooner Trinity Reformed Church Photos: Building, Rev P.A. Delong Dewart Creamery, Photo of Cha. F. Sheffler Profiles With Photos: Joseph Albright, G.B. Sterner Watsontown Baptist Church, with Photo Photo - Residence of J.I. Higbee https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/05/record-star-anniversary-edition-page-14.html

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Quite a few years ago, I had to bid on a box of vintage playboy magazines to get this newspaper. The auctioneer actually paused for a second when my hand went up - no joke. He knew me, and probably didn't realize that one of his runners had carelessly tossed "my" newspaper in the box. In case you didn't know (I certainly didn't) vintage playboys are very collectible, and not cheap! But in the end I got my newspaper, and a collector who was also at the sale got his magazines.

This is the 1907 Silver Anniversary edition of the Watsontown Record & Star. My copy is in horrible condition. But there haven't been a lot of options to find a copy of this anywhere, and I'm thrilled to have it. This issue is just a history of the town, and people, of Watsontown - a commemorative issue, not a normal newspaper. I took a photo of 1/4th of a page, featuring the Truckenmiller Mill, and had it blown up & framed, as you can see on the wall in this photo. I keep the entire newspaper framed too.

A few weeks ago I took the paper out of its frame, and every day when the weather is cooperating (no wind, good light but not too much light) I've been photographing it. You have no idea how often there is a light breeze until you have a 113 year old crumbling newspaper on your picnic table.

Anyway- its not perfect, but apparently we are not independently wealthy and a full size archival quality scanner with ocr capabilities is not a feasible expenditure, nor can I justify it as a farm expense. Trust me, no one is more disappointed by this than me. I'm also unwilling to try to scan this in sections in a smaller scanner. Its just too fragile. But I did my best to take clear photos, both of entire pages, and of smaller sections, and I'll be uploading them as I have time to clean up the photos & organize them. It will take time. I'm always working on 12 projects at once - so at least 12x as long as you would expect. Oh - and I'm easily sidetracked. Better make that 20x as long as you'd expect.