Enlistment drive spurs Americanization in Pennsylvania industries
Commissioner John Price Jackson of the Department of Labor and Industry outlines an industrial and labor Americanization campaign. He reports 1915 explosives production at 11.41 million dollars with 3,527 workers across 44 plants, up from 28 plants and 1,190 workers in 1914. A 30,000 establishment compilation aids preparedness and will go to the Naval Consulting Board.
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Pennsylvania
John Price Jackson
Department of Labor and Industry
Jackson
Naval Consulting Board of the
United States
Prosperity in Lancaster driven by record bank clearings
Lancaster business men and merchants reported the year ending January 31, 1917 set a record with bank clearings at $100,142,293.80, up over $12.5 million from 1916. January 1917 clearings reached $9,798,912.60, compared with $7,861,258.81 the prior year, as growth persisted through the year.
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Lancaster
That Depends On The Crowd Behind Him
A light exchange between a popular candidate and a cautious observer references the value and pace of public support. The candidate boasts broad backing while the observer warns of rapid, overwhelming responses from supporters.
Never Again A Recruiting Sergeant Refused By Pat
A recruiting sergeant in the south of Irdanad asks Pat to enlist. Pat refuses and asks about the Kaiser. The sergeant agrees, and Pat cites interfering in a family affair as his reason for not joining.
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Irdanad
Pat
Hegorra
Eradication of Tuberculosis in Cattle and Hogs
The Secretary of Agriculture outlines tuberculin testing and targeted eradication. Proposes purer bred herd removal, hog eradication, and area wide campaigns with compensation, pasteurization support, and state law measures to curb spread. Emphasizes $25 million annual losses and need for progressive, non coercive steps.
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Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Losis
Bureau of Animal Industry
Love and Duty Inspires Skill and Beauty
Quotation noting that love and duty drive people to perform tasks with proficiency and artistry, attributed to Phillips Brooks.
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Phillips Brooks
Seed caution for spring wheat farmers nationwide
U S Department of Agriculture advice stresses selecting plump healthy seed for next spring. In the Great Plains rust damaged 1916 spring wheat lowers seed quality. screen and fan to remove poor grain and avoid selling good seed. Pacific Coast reports large crops but warns against selling seed locally as varieties differ and northern Great Plains need different stock.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Great. Plains
Mississippi
Pacific Coast District
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Great Plains States
Pat and milkman strike a quit in Chicago
An Irishman named Pat thirsty for milk asks a milkman the price of a quart. The milkman says threepence. Pat requests a pint instead and drinks one, asking how they stand. The milkman concedes he owes a pint, Pat owes one back, so they are quitt.
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Pat
Chicago
News
Railroads set example with printed sailing schedules
British steamship agents seek secrecy and may follow the railroads by issuing printed schedules, as discussed in the Philadelphia North American. The note suggests public timetables could reveal sailings and destinations.
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Philadelphia
Hershey Park Offers 1917 Meeting and Pleasure Options
Hershey Park welcomes visitors for a record 1917 season with concerts, a 12 000 seat meeting hall, a 3 acres pool and 300 acres grounds. The site features Highland Park views, trolleys to Harrisburg and nearby towns, and facilities for conventions, picnics and reunions.
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Hershey Park
Highland Park
Lebanon Valley
Hershey, Pa
Lebanon
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Park
Harrisburg
Elizabethtown
Lancaster
Western Union Telegraph
American Express Company
Bell
Hershey Dairies
Hershey
Anitary
Parc
New Zoo
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Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Williams Quigley
United Brethren Church
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Red Lion
York County
H. L. Haines
Mr. Quigley
Howard Olewiler
Quigley
York
Adams
State College
Clarence D. Donkel
Myerstown
Paul R. Snyder
Reading
Lewis Dana Rice
New Bloomfield
Donkel
Neyman Carey
Sandy Kake
Mercury
Clyde Herrick
Cambridge Springs
Crawford County
George E. Harris
Newtown
Buck County
Germany
Julius G. Lay
Berlin
Court of Quarter Sessions
Franklin County
W. Rush Gillen
Sil
Benjamin J. Carbaugh
Caledonia Game Reservation
Carlaugh
Gettysburg
Battlefield of
National Military Park
National Park Commission
National Guard
Farm Bureau
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Farmers Bureau
KB. KK. Hirshman
J. P. Weaver
Houston
Farrmers
Hershey Parks
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Spring Lake, Hershey Park
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