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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
4
The Hershey Press in Hershey invites articles and items of value from readers. Advertising is available at regular rates. The paper is entered at the Hershey post office as second class matter. Published Thursdays.
The piece notes Christmas greetings lifting spirits at Hershey Sunday schools with over 300 attendees. It urges Congress to ratify peace treaties with Great Britain and France this season. It also reports the western governors completing a 3400 mile East Coast tour, praised for goodwill between regions.
Toniat pupils present Hiawatha, an entertainment seen as well worth attending by all patrons. The note urges a large turnout to give the performers a good audience as a minimum show of support.
A nostalgic Christmas poem portrays a farm boy in wartime who cherishes simple gifts. With a red firecracker and a doughnut in his knitted stocking he finds joy in family labor, play with rural friends, and wholesome country traditions amid scarce toys.
The Hershey Trust Company invites stockholders to an annual meeting at the Banking House in Hershey Pennsylvania on Thursday January 4 1912 at 1 oclock P M The meeting will elect directors and handle business brought before it S C Stecher secretary Hershey PA December 4 1911
The Palmyra Ministerial Association elected E. O. Burter as president and Rev. W. H. Hilbish as secretary and treasurer for the year. The January meeting will be at Rev. F. G. Krapf’s residence, pastor of Palmyra Lutheran Church. The note ends with a saying about people who do only what they are paid for.
A list from Life by Carolyn Wells advocates patient behavior during Christmas shopping. It urges delaying requests, embracing slow buying, and even choosing imperfect items to show kindness, while warning against haste, pushing, and crowding. It suggests shopping early and reading while waiting, fostering a turbulent yet festive crowd ambience.
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