BETHLEHEM, Pa. – From midsummer gossip, warnings of rising rivers, to a summer heat wave, the eight area newspapers, pictures, and ads, all perfectly preserved, are part of an 1891 time capsule recently found in the cornerstone of Bethlehem’s Main Street Commons building.
Owners Lou Pektor and his daughter Lisa led the discovery mission.
“It’s truly amazing how well preserved it is. Really lends itself to the ingenuity and, you know, effort that the original depositors put into putting it in a place that was going to be able to stand the test of time,” Lisa said…