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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
12
The Margaret Pitt Stock Company, noted as first class, features leading lady Miss Margaret Pitt in a strong drama The Power of a Mother's Love with powerful plot and emotional scenes. Tonight they present the comedy My Uncle John praised as equally entertaining.
The Hook and Ladder Company of Lebanon retrieved the old Cedar hand pump engine from storage. After a test it leaked, and tinsmith Will Rise will repair it. The engine, able to be operated by ten to twelve men and throw a thirty foot stream, belongs to the Historical Society and will be shown in September's state convention parade with Joe Brotherline riding.
The Hershey Press received a copy of the Carlisle Fair Premium book printed by the Carlisle Sentinel. It is praised as a fine example of printed art with well chosen matter presented in good form.
A quiet wedding was held Saturday at the home of Rev. O G Romig with Rev Komig officiating. The couple, Mr Harry A Longreen and Miss Annie B Hess, both of near Grantville, then visited relatives in Lebanon.
Mrs. Anna Sturges Duryea, who has studied the peace question from all angles, will discuss world peace and what ought to be done. She joins Baroness von Suttner in promoting the day of universal peace amid public indifference to war.
Union Deposit August 6 notes Enos A Fackler and Elizabethtown family visiting Abram Fackler. C D Lingle guests from Linglestown. W H Rapp plans sale of a large 200 acre East Hanover farm soon. Levi Miller to hold public sale Monday August 19 at Shellsville.
The town reports a regular school board session to fill a primary school vacancy if suitable applicants appear. Residents discuss new roofing, berry trips to the mountains, and nursery stock campaigns. Chicken thieves disturbed the area Saturday night, while a Sunday school picnic to Paxtang Park drew good attendance.
The writer notes Thomas Hardy’s critique of sensational headlines and slipshod journalism. He cited accepting a Royal Society gold medal for literature and warned about a century’s rise in careless writing that would have been unacceptable in the past.
An essay laments hurried reporting and sensational headlines while praising careful writing. It argues newspapers must balance speed with quality, as many readers rely on daily papers for education and seek clear, strong English amid the pressure for immediacy.
The Harrisburg Patriot is described as Harrisburg’s only independent daily newspaper in Central Pennsylvania. It claims unbiased politics, AP reports, and special features, issued weekly and delivered to home and rural subscribers the same day.
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