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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
2
Hershey welcomes larger crowds this year with 200 meetings since January and over 20 000 attendees. The park streets and homes draw visitors as open air life drives a booming season with 7000 plus at a Sunday flower show signaling a strong start.
New York Agricultural Experiment Station reports five staff changes featuring graduates from Hamilton College Cornell Ohio State University Michigan UNC. The shift towards hiring away from state lines signals a practical, enlightened policy for better agricultural work and larger results.
In Derry township Lebanon Valley Pennsylvania Hershey grows from 1903 with 30 000 attendees at its tenth anniversary in 1913 and record crowds of 40 000 on June 6 1915 The town centers on a large chocolate factory shipping 70 to 100 carloads weekly and mills 76 000 quarts daily It spans 8 500 acres of Hershey farms with 1 500 high grade cows The Improvement Company is erecting the Model Town with 150 homes built in four years The Planing mill lumber yard and depot cover many acres The Hershey Trust supports 2 000 depositors The Hershey Transit Company runs 36 miles of track with a southern extension toward Lancaster County The Central Theatre seats 800 and the town houses a 32 department department store The population includes many employees from surrounding farms and homes with daily passengers by trolley car and train.
This town and its interests support better roads with active promotion of highway improvements. The Hershey Press has long preached the good roads gospel and remains strong in backing road movements. Hershey teams offered services on good roads day last year despite rain, urging focused effort on road quality over seeking joiners.
A call to residents to attend a local fly-control committee meeting as progress reduced fly numbers and urging continued cooperation. It argues swatting the fly and placing traps benefits families and comfort, despite low attendance.
A fragmentary poem excerpt features Lord Byron praising a beloved’s eyes as the bright rays of love. The speaker says the beloved’s glance makes any story glow with love and glory, revealing affection beyond words.
The Hershey region lists a new public school in Derry Township costing 120000 with capacity 850 pupils and a 16 member faculty. Hershey Free Public Library serves 1400 members and Hershey Industrial School spans 800 acres with 12 buildings. Hershey Park covers 300 acres with many attractions, a Band of 40, theaters, orchestras, zoo, and large pleasure grounds. Highland Park overlooks Hershey with reservoirs, pagodas, and walks. The Hershey Convention hall seats over 6000. Hershey Cafe and Hershey Inn offer dining and lodging. New power plant and water filtration raise capacity to 1 million gallons. multiple clubs, churches, and departments enrich the community. The new home of the Hershey Press is planned as a premier printing plant.
Officials warn that at current production rates the crude supply would run dry in twenty seven years. A Rittman process could convert kerosene and fuel oils into gasoline, potentially extending petroleum life to one hundred years and lowering consumer costs.
On Sunday May 7 1916 Universal Bible Sunday marks 100 years of life and service by the American Bible Society which has circulated over 115 million scriptures. Churches Sunday schools Young People societies and other Christian groups are invited to observe the day. several thousand churches have signaled their intent to participate.
The quotation pairs a nurse or patient line about climate and a weather man’s forecast as the judge comments on the exchange. It shows a light exchange on changing conditions and outlook.
In a witty exchange, Miss Howler asks if her voice filled the drawing room, to which Mr. Rood replies that it filled the refreshment room and the conservatory, per the Boston Transcript.
The article notes an anniversary tribute to Shakespeare listing lines from Hamlet Comedy of Errors Julius Caesar Richard III Tempest Taming of the Shrew Alls Well That Ends Well Merry Wives of Windsor and describes hours cited from one oclock to eleven oclock marking a reader round the clock style event.
Public transit timetable lists trolley departures for Hummelstown Harrisburg and surrounding towns with start times 5 a m to 6:30 a m Sundays. services run hourly on the half hour and hourly on the hour through late evening. connections noted at Elizabethtown Hershey Mount Joy Lancaster and Palmyra with special Sunday and cross town routes.
A collage of daily schedules lists services and hours for transport, cafe, quick lunch, espresso bureau, information, drug store, People's Market, bank, public library, cinema, union services, zoo, and post office. It details opening times, weekend closures, and special events across several institutions.
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