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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
12
The Hershey Press announces open editorial columns and advertising space. Proprietor A. S. Hershey and Editor J. R. Snavely invite submissions of articles and items of community interest every Friday edition.
A short biographical sketch honors John M. Smythe once a boy at thirteen supporting a widow mother who built Chicago’s largest household goods firm with a $250 start. He pioneered the installment plan, placing the poor on par with the rich, while rivals used sharp methods and deception.
The piece profiles John M. Smythe, an Irish immigrant who rose from $250 to millionaire through hard work, honesty, and merit. It praises charitable giving, exemplary private life, and a motto that honesty is the best policy as the path to lasting achievement.
An Illinois project near Oak Forest costs about 2 million dollars to replace the old poorhouse with the Village of Hope. The complex of cottages, a chapel, an artificial lake and a farm aims to keep residents busy and self respecting, hoping to prove the venture pays in dollars and sense.
The article argues the county should replace the poorhouse with villages of hope to give aged and unfortunate residents a chance to live out their remaining years in dignity and comfort, noting many have already contributed much to society.
A humorous local note in Camelston shows Adam Knocker pledging to “nock” about every issue from meals to weather and town operations. He aims to critique farms factories stores and public services while urging others to join in and criticize alongside him. The missive hints at community satire and recurring complaints about local governance and everyday life.
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