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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
2
The article compares allied and central powers indebtedness, cites Europe’s rising borrowings and U.S. wealth, notes U.S. policy of paying debts, and outlines current and proposed loans totaling about 5.21 billion dollars. It contrasts debt levels with Britain and historic war debts.
War Department states that all men married since the outbreak of the war must meet military obligations just as unmarried men. The department wants full press publicity to prevent marriages from being used to evade service and to clarify plans for an army to fight Germany.
The Hershey Flower Book is a garden manual from Hershey Press Hershey Pa detailing growing methods for One Hundred Flowers. It covers indoor and outdoor culture with tips on table decorations pruning plants flowers for weddings funerals and more. The book runs nearly 100 pages with illustrations and lists author Harry Haverstick former head gardener of Hershey and price four Florists' Exchange.
Howard E. Coffin of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defence warns that indiscriminate wartime economies could slow industry and cause unemployment. He urges targeted measures to maintain production, transportation, and commerce while preparing for postwar peace.
United States education report shows 23.5 million students in 1916, about 24 percent of the population, with kindergarten to high school attendance rising. The data note shifts in teacher gender, public secondary growth, and a total schooling cost around a billion dollars.
The Children’s Bureau of the U S Labor Department reports that thousands of children face direct war effects beyond orphans and refugees. Delinquency rises, more kids work under harsh conditions, and family life fractures due to mothers’ employment. A foreign experience review begins to guide prevention measures and policy.
The readable text shows a quirky dialogue where a nervous Videoman asks for an examination and a physician questions behavior. A small man responds with childlike speech about chewing gum, amid a tense exchange. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, or identifiable events.
A letter from A Wo Mitchell hi, S Bayard, Vance C McCormick urges Hershey readers to support liberal state funding for Pennsylvania State College. The signers stress the college’s statewide impact and need for press aid to secure needed appropriations for broad, practical education of Pennsylvanians.
An advertiser touts New York Life Insurance benefits for total disability and burial. It claims premiums are paid during disability, an annual $600 payout, and double the face value to beneficiaries if the insured is killed as a passenger. The pitch promises further features and asks to learn more.
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