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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
11
Lehigh County auditors begin investigations into misused funds by the poor directors. Witnesses allege inflated prices and unnecessary aid. Shenandoah water and Gas Co icehouse at Shenandoah reservoirs destroyed by fire causing about 5000 dollars in loss with no insurance.
Fred Landerborn of Weatherly paid 43 dollars for possessing four trout under six inches. John Dreher with Landerborn fined 23 dollars for two undersized fish. A Richland Center post office was robbed again with nitroglycerin blast. little loot recovered. Reports indicate potential action to free Joseph Morrison, jailed for twelve years of a life sentence. New uniform changes loom for Pennsylvania National Guard to olive drab by June first.
A Rev Marion Simms Presbyterian pastor in Vinton presents ten commandments for women guiding marriage home life and behavior. The piece mocks gender roles with humorous visits to homemaking piety and social expectations, urging focus on family duties over public ambition.
In a barber shop a barber’s dog watches a customer being shaved. The dog’s steady gaze amuses the client as the barber explains he sometimes trims a piece of an ear by mistake, adding humor to the scene.
A concertgoer whispers commentary to his companion about the music and then jokes that listening with eyes shut improves the sound. A man in front retorts by asking if listening with the mouth shut would help, ending the scene with awkward silence in the hall.
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