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Newspaper

Hershey Press

Location

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1920

Page

5

Hummelstown News Notes Social and Civic Happenings

Rev Father Stanton and Mr Thurston from Harrisburg visited Mr and Mrs James Lundy. Troop No 2 Blue Ridge Scouts lost to Troop 18 Harrisburg 37 to 17. Automobile licenses for 1921 are available through R B Earnest. Miss Susan Hoffsmith died and was buried in Hummelstown Cemetery. Many local visits, meetings, hunts, and Christmas plans are noted along with police and fire company activities and various church events.

Father Stanton Thurston Harrisburg James Lundy Grover Buser Albert Bishop Frances Walmer Marion Kohr Oberlin Jos. Walters Jos. H. Albright Blue Ridge Scouts Hummelstown Boy Scouts Grill Ferrucci Charles Hoerner R. B. Earnest Susan Hoffsmith Charles Brehm Pearle Kilmer Mary Brinser Katherine Brinser Minnie Basom Alvin Zimmerman Allen Snavely West Main Street Chemical Fire Company No. 1 Charles T. Fasnacht Homer Hummel Strickler Middletown Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Middletown Elizabeth J. Lundy Texas Virginia A. Ellis Balmer H. R. Laucks Mite Society The Reformed Church Richard Taylor Russell Stoner Norman Helff Grover Baser Claude Kissinger Walter Baker Alfred McCall A. E. Balmer Elizabeth Price H.R. Laucks Harry TH. Snyder Pittsburgh South Water Street D. H. Raigel Joseph Kingan Squire Earnest Chas. E. Smith Dallastown York County Annie Stout Ross Swartz Swatara Miro Lerew Owas Beffie Manbeel Hershey Mio Levi Fisher Lebanon Edmer Steele Schulckill Hawn FE Reigel Tor Possi Bin National Keystone Dudley Brinser Zivank Stozin Stechan Tatermintion Wan Broughe Irvin F. Keller Hunter George Stecher Edward Sanders Sarah Muth George Bartels J U. Kilmer E. R. Donald Orpheum Snyder Zion Lutheran Church Blue Ridge Troop No. 2 Ruff’s Hall John Conn Henry Spire Leonard Ferrucci Robert Baer Harvey J. Buch Mary Elizabeth Elizabethtown Swatara Post No. 265 American Legion J. Paul Hummel J. Earl Brighthill Russell B. Stoner George Hoerner J. W. Grande Herbert A. Schaffner Dauphin County T. O. Mitman George Burns Leroy Heller Irvin Keller Walter Jobersole Walter Breckenmaker Tlarold Yingst Marjorie Nissley Sunbury George HL. Greenawalt Danville Ilinois Frank Brinton Brinton Chistian ‘Pemperanes Union Anna Cassel Eligh Street Myra Mary Ebersole Blarksburg Pf. DS. Bennett Dan Ville Clyde Pennett Iggteside Barn Milton Mensch Perkasie Bucks County Mer Mensch National Patch

That’s What He Did

A bricklayer dropping a brick from a third story unfinished house nearly killed a man mixing mortar below The fallen brick struck the worker on the head The man recovered and joked with the bricklayer saying you made me bite my tongue highlighting forgiveness and humor in danger

Brick as Cause in Family Quarrel Bump

In a domestic dispute a brick caused an injury to Umson’s head after a quarrel with a family member. The doctor questions the blow and the cause is clarified as a brick rather than a piece of bric-a-brac.

Clock in the asylum frames a grim wit at odds with time

A visitor asks if the clock is correct and a guide replies that even if it were, it would not belong there. The exchange highlights the foreboding setting and eerie logic of the asylum.

Hair Troubles Spark Household Mix-Up

A husband asks if the wife is ready as he waits downstairs. She replies she will after fixing her hair. An hour passes and she complains she has not found it yet, escalating a light domestic moment into a humorous exchange.

Husband Henry

Grocer’s boy challenged by Mrs Cobb in phone order

Dialogue shows Mrs Cobb reproaching the grocer’s boy for impudence. He replies he faced the insult by asserting his identity and demanding respect. The exchange captures rural or small-town quarrel over telephone service.

That's Where He Belongs Algy Explaining the Game

The dialogue contrasts a center fielder with a pitcher, noting the pitcher’s motion resembles an old cow kicking at a fly. The exchange frames baseball roles and critiques a player’s form with humorous sharpness.

Algy Bush League

Chiggersville Welcomes a Noted Stranger

A facetious stranger arrives in Chiggersville and questions Leb Botts about the village. The town greets the guest with light banter as the brakeman’s shouted hometown introduces the stop.

Chiggersville Leb Botts

Father Questions Punishment After Clumsy Boy

A concerned father asks why he punished his son. The boy回应 with a tearful plea describing the beating and insisting the punishment was for a purpose the father cannot grasp.

Volcano Crater Jokes Highlight Hawaiian Sugar Planter

A Hawaii sugar planter entertains a guest at the edge of a historic volcano. He quips that the crater is 70 004 years old and explains he has been there four years, making the crater 70 000 years old when he arrived. The anecdote blends local scenery with humorous wordplay.

Hawaii Joe

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