Hershey Era Postmark and Newspaper Masthead Note
The item lists Hershey Pennsylvania details from 1915 including M S Hershey proprietor L R Meekins editor J R Slavety manager Tevernone Hershey Bell address 211 2 with long distance connections Western Union and general articles invited. It notes post office second class mail matter status and August 12 1915 date.
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M. S. Hershey
L. R. Meekins
J. R. Slavety
Tevernone
Hershey-Bell
Hershey Post Ofice
Hershey Area Transportation Timetables Released
Schedules show trolley and bus departures for Hershey Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Palmyra and Harrisburg connections with first trains and last cars listed. Sunday timing varies with early starts and limited post-evening service across lines and facilities including cafes bank and post office hours.
Cooperation and the American farmer’s dilemma
The article argues that widespread talk on cooperation masks hard questions about practical joint effort. It says Americans are individualists and farmers resist collective action unless they see personal gain, urging sacrifice for the common good and noting the search for the best general manager as a model.
Cooperation demands solid management and patient learning
The speaker notes nine tenths of cooperative efforts fail due to poor management and will continue to fail for the same reason. While cooperation is useful and education through agitation is beneficial, we are still in early stages and have much to learn.
Union Services Demonstrate Value of Church Cooperation
The Hershey community hosts weekly union services Sunday evenings, showing strong attendance and harmony. Preachers merge without major disagreements, drawing larger crowds and boosting unity across denominations, with 7000 or more attendees in peak colder months and in August.
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Hershey
Hershey Central Theater
Value and distribution flaw in summer produce markets
The piece notes record grows in vegetables and fruits with jammed markets and crumbling prices. Despite superb quality and fair demand, profits go to middlemen and distribution fails, leaving growers, dealers, and consumers with little value. It calls for a new bureau to improve marketing and distribution.
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John Stuart Mill
The Germans in Warsaw Capture Described as Great Event
The article lauds the German capture of Warsaw as a remarkable campaign unmatched in scale. It notes the distance to Moscow, Russia's vast population, and Germany's heavy losses, arguing the war will be lengthy while Allies gain strength and resolve.
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Warsaw
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Visions of Bliss Ho Dream Poem Fragment
A fragmented verse scene describes Visions of Bliss Ho dreaming of wealth comfort and luck. A receipt, coal filled collars, wagons, snow free sides, an overcoat and a limousine appear amid dreams of low prices and freedom from daily toil.
Selinsgrove Enjoys First Annual Auto Run to Hershey
More than a hundred Selinsgrove Business Men’s Association members joined the first annual automobile run to Hershey. The outing pleased participants as a productive blend of recreation and education, showcasing Milton S. Hershey’s model town and his ideas on business and community good. The Selinsgrove Times notes visitors were captivated by Hershey’s beauty and wholesome atmosphere.
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Selinsgrove
Men’s Association
Hershey
Selinsgrove Times
America
Milton S
Selinsgrowers
the Times
Italy's Rise as a Young Power Recounted
A Pearson's essay notes Italy is the youngest of the great powers and traces its unification from Garibaldi in the late 1850s to 1871. It highlights Italy’s absence from major wars since unification, with earlier conflicts including Abyssinia in 1896 and Turkey in 1911.
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Italy
Pearson’s
Garibaldi
Venice
Papal States
Abyssinia
Turkey
Postmaster General Increases Parcel Post Size Limit
Postmaster General Burleson ordered an increase in parcel post size limit to a combined length and girth of 84 inches. The change allows mailing of standardized fruit and berry crates, up from the previous 72 inch limit. A receipt system for parcel post packages, similar to express companies, was also authorized.
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Burleson
Ball game row over fielder’s catch shocks Mrs Scott
At a ballpark a new straw hat scene erupts into laughter and a husband’s outburst as he cheered and shouted. His wife questions his behavior and learns he misread a fielder’s catch as the batter being out, revealing comic miscommunication at the game.
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Mrs. Scott
Artful Dodger Moment From School Speak
A schoolroom exchange records a boy’s misnaming a creature. Miss Wilcox explains mouses before correcting him to rat, revealing a sly, artful dodge in the moment.
Hie Wasn't Hissing During The Show
An usher confronted a man creating a disturbance by hissing at performers. The patron claimed he was not hissinging but signaling to a friend about the singing. No further details on consequences or venue are provided.
Dancesmith Rank Swisher Teaches Modern Chances
A. Dancesmith rank Swisher offers lessons on modern chances. Call at his blacksmith shop in Walnut Grove Missouri for details.
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A. Dancesmith
Rank Swisher
Walnut Grove
Beo
Church Services Prominent at Local Parishes
Evangelical Lutheran Parish Holy Trinity led by John Irwin holds Bible School at 9 15 a m Chief Service at 6 p m Park service at 7 30 p m subject The Successful Life John 1724 Choir practice Friday at 7 80 p m Derry Presbyterian Church under Rev George Snavely Rentz offers Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning worship at 10 30 a m theme Sermons and Service Evening worship at 7 80 p m Union Open Air Service at Hershey Park Band Shell Wednesday 7 45 p m prayer meeting Transfiguration of Jesus noted.
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Church OF the Holy Trinity
John Irwin. Meek
St. John
George Snavely Rentz
Hershey Park
Shell
Jesus
First U B Church Daily Schedule Readout
Rev N L Linebaugh leads Bible School at 9 15 am sermon at 10 15 am Children's Hour at 2 pm Christian Endeavor at 6 15 pm Union services in the Park at 7 30 prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 45
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N. L. Linebaugh
Christian Endeavor
Reformated Mennonites English Lutheran Church Service Mentions
The notice lists Rev A C Forscht Ph D pastor of the Reform ed Mennonites English Lutheran Church and J H Longenecker elder in charge for the Church of the Brethren.
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English Lutheran Church
A. C. Forscht
Church OF the Brethren
J. H. Longenecker
Russian qualities and misperceptions from Curtis Guild
A long excerpt praising Russian people and cautioning Western readers against enduring stereotypes. It notes Russia's progress, emphasizes racial rather than religious discrimination, and describes Russians as hospitable, rarely quarrelsome, and gentle toward animals, yet facing literacy and population challenges. It cites travel impressions of Russia’s climate, vodka culture, and resilience.
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Europe
America
Russia
United States
Hon
Curtis Guild
Petrograd
Inimmala
Alngle
deLencan
Thea Rusalan la
Roscua
The Russian Cab and Humane Tales of Dungeons
The article compares Russian and American kindness to animals, noting a Russian cab culture with Orloff horses and light harness. It argues myths about Siberia are outdated, describing Siberia as a harsh but promising land similar to South Dakota with major universities.
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Russia
United States
Siberia
Petrograd
Arctic
South Dakota
Labor Profit Split Shifts To Workers Says National Group
A National Girlo Federation committee reports only one third of industrial profits go to wages, with two thirds going to laborers. The analysis uses statistics from 10,000,000 workers and cites New York World figures claiming Socialist claims of wage shares under a tenth.
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United States
National Girlo Federation
New York World
Inbor
Untruth on share distribution challenged by committee
The World notes a shift as the share of capital rises to 82 percent compared with 18 percent for shareholdings. The committee cites census data on manufacturing mines and quarries, ICC figures for steam railroads and express firms, and AT&T financials. Farmers and farm laborers are excluded from the inquiry.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Lucky Man Prisoner Threatens Hang On Tuesday
A prisoner in the cell hurled magazines in disgust and cursed, vowing he will be hanged next Tuesday as reported by Chicago Herald.
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Chicago Herald
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Hershey, Pa
Temecrary
Western Union
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Harrisburg
Hummelsown
Philadelphia
New York
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Pussic
Union Services
Mia
Ile
Rockefeller
Selinsgrove Was
Hie
Evangelical Lutheran Parish
Derry Presbyterian Church
FIRST
U. B. Church
Hershey Trust Company
Dr. M. L. Hershey
H.G. Mumma
West Chocolate Ave
E. M. Hershey
Berner Bldg
Harrisburg, Pa
Chocolate Ave
D. B. Shiffer
Annville
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