Hershey Press masthead and staff notice
The Hershey Press announces its proprietors and editors with publication details. Manager J R Snavely oversees operations as the paper is released weekly under the Hershey Printing Company.
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
2
The Hershey Press announces its proprietors and editors with publication details. Manager J R Snavely oversees operations as the paper is released weekly under the Hershey Printing Company.
In Hershey on December 9 1915 residents describe Lebanon County town life as stalled by two conflicting factions. A local observer says the community needs leadership to end petty squabbles and spur improvement urging every citizen to take action and end the stagnation.
A historical overview of Hershey Pennsylvania detailing its location in Derry Township Dauphin County and the Lebanon Valley with population figures around 1600 residents plus a large daily influx of visitors. It highlights The Hershey Company as the centerpiece of a growing community including 8500 acres of Hershey farms, a major department store, a modern bank and railway networks, and plans for a substantial public town with schools parks and extensive infrastructure.
The Hershey Press received prompt aid from the Hartisburg Telegraph after a fire at the Press offices. Telegraph officials offered help as the space and presses were strained, and the Press men appreciated the courtesy while noting the capacity challenge.
In a move to continue operations after departure, the Sowers Printing Company of Lebanon will handle printing duties until arrival at quarters. The editorial and business office will occupy the second floor of the Hershey Central Theater Building at Chocolate and Coven Avenues with direct telephone and full equipment. News items, advertisements and printing orders will be received there.
A Hershey study sent observers to top factories to compare health and safety. The Hershey plant reportedly had far lower illness and accident absences, with officials calling Hershey a model of healthful industry and noting pure air, clean water, and sane recreation.
The fall and early winter flower shows in America shattered attendance records. In New York the November chrysanthemum show drew 385,000 admissions with thousands from surrounding areas. Cities like Hershey saw large crowds as metro exhibitions attracted both urban and rural visitors. The bloom season boosted appreciation for garden beauty and horticultural admiration across regions.
A garbled OCR style excerpt lists scattered phrases about cold weather, natives, fees, and various corrupted names. It reads like a damaged historical column with stray references to places and people, but lacks a clear narrative or identifiable events.
The readable text fragments discuss a motor car promise and global population figures. It references a goal of widespread manufacturing and industrial activity and mentions large population numbers and international contexts in a period-appropriate voice.
A flurry of figures in the Evening Ledger estimates the cost of Henry Ford's peace mission by sea. Projections place the Oscar II voyage from Hoboken to Copenhagen at about 471,930 dollars, with Frederic II potentially raising total expense to around 834,000 dollars. Wireless messages to the trenches add further, uncertain costs, all framed around Ford's plan to end trench warfare before Christmas.
An editorial highlights Hershey Pennsylvania as a leading industrial town built by M S Hershey. It notes a vast milking industry, a large bank building, a six thousand seat auditorium, a forthcoming four story printery and a grand hotel complex. The piece praises its modern amenities, fertile farms, and rapid growth eleven years after its founding.
A church fete fortune-teller in a Knoxville Sentinel piece tells a red haired ten-year-old boy he will be a very distinguished man if he lives long enough. The mother smiles, asking what earns him distinction, and the reply comes: for old age.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character asking about the term millenniumn and comparing it to centennial in a dialect scene. The snippet hints at themes of time periods and generations without full context.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a company and a board with names and a date in November. It references officials such as WaltElm Bisecter and notes a directive about directors. The legibility is poor and details are largely obscured.
A reflective passage on the heart’s capacity for love extending beyond family to all humanity through divine grace. The text contrasts broad love with the limits of human affection, likening it to sunlight that sustains yet never exhausts its source, and hints at a scattered 19th century newspaper insertion noting German production of beer substitutes.
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