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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
7
The war spurred a volatile wheat market with exchanges open throughout. Prices surged at times reaching 1.67 per bushel in February 1915, then fell as exports paused and supplies rose. The 1914-15 crop set a record of 891 million bushels, while 1915-16 topped 1.011 billion, and the 1916 season was expected under 760 million with July levels near 99 1/2 cents.
Bankers in several states back pig club work to boost rural economies. A Texas bank president placed 326 pigs with club members, attracting new deposits over 75 000 dollars. The program teaches business methods, reduces charity stigma, and aims to enlarge county prosperity as hog shipments grow.
Sir Arthur Pearson of St. Dunstan's Regent's Park explains massaging as a strong option for blinded war veterans. He cites poultry farming and market gardening as viable but notes the challenge of securing nearby land and cottage work for the trades. He points to a boot maker example earning about 1 pound 9s 9d weekly after training and relocation.
Two men with one plow could only plow about one and a half acres per day. After adding a third horse on the same plow the team plowed three acres daily. The new setup matched two men with four horses and freed one man and one horse for other tasks, showing efficiency gains in farm labor.
In a dining car two men order breakfast with eggs and ham. After a miscommunication the waiter repeats the order and jokes about eliminating the eggs. A local accident is hinted as the eggs are replaced with fried substitutes for both men.
Lemon juice diluted serves as an excellent mouth wash and refreshment during fevers. Hot lemonade before bed may prevent colds. A lemon poultice can cure a felon. Squeeze pulp into a sore finger for relief. A half lemon with water aids digestion and biliousness. Lemon juice whitens skin and removes stains from hands. It soothes insect bites and removes stains from white fabrics with salt. A gun appears in a unrelated sentence from the Charlotte News.
Alfred H Pope argues balky horses show more sense than confirmed runaways and condemns beating. A method using ear restraint distracts the balking horse for about twenty minutes, then the driver can command movement. The piece notes tying or whipping worsens balking and that the ear trick helps only if not already abused.
A third track is being laid by the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company between Palmyra and Swatara on the Harrsiburg division. James McGraw & Co. workers dig the roadbed to place the new track. Improvements at Palmyra include moving back the Willow and Railroad streets freighthouse fifteen feet. The Derry Church crossing has been widened to reduce danger. In the Frank Purcell estate matter, Hershey Trust Co. named executor. notices to debtors and creditors for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
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