Hershey 1903 Modern Industrial Town in Derry Township
In 1903 Hershey began as farmland and grew into a modern industrial center in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania. The town features a large chocolate factory 850 pupil school system vast parks and a 6 000 seat convention hall. It boasts 28 dairies 8 500 acres of farms 2 000 depositors at Hershey Trust and extensive transit and utilities infrastructure.
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Hershey Farms
M. S. Hershey Consolidated Public School
Derry Township
New
Schedules in Hershey Trolleys Trains and Mails
Public timetable lists trolleys for Hershey Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Elizabethtown and Palmyra with first last and transfer times. Trains East and West detail station stops and Sunday variations. Cafes Ice cream shop hours Employment Information and Factory visitor hours noted with admission cards and closures Sundays and holidays.
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Hummelstown
Harrisburg
Hershey
Lebanon
Elizabethtown
Palmyra
Information Bureau
Willow Legs for Soldiers
A British request to preserve willow wood for use in artificial legs as many wooden limbs will be needed after the war to replace those lost to combat. The Totter notes willow’s suitability due to its straight grain and usefulness in prosthetics.
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American Forestry Association
Totter
Vampire safety tips amid school friendly science theme
A fragment hints at a discussion about vampires and education. It suggests teaching protective ideas in a playful, school setting. The tone resembles a light educational note or column. The read text is incomplete but centers on learning about vampires and safety.
Oldest Alfalfa Field in Kansas Described
The 484 page book Alfalfa in Kansas by J. C. Mohler notes Marion county hosts the oldest alfalfa field. Planted by John A. O. Lovania from European seed in 1878, it remains on that site, making the field 43 years old.
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Kansas
Marion County
John A. O. Lovania
Europe
The Broken Broker and Judge Pennypacker’s View
A fragmentary remembrance recalls Judge Pennypacker of Philadelphia championing women’s enfranchisement yet urging balance in gender relations. The anecdote cites a broker who faced rejection after lavish gifts, illustrating social expectations and accusations of self indulgence.
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Judge Pennypacker
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Best Methods in Corn Growing for Semiarid Regions
Plant in furrows to conserve moisture and brace plants against winds. Use checks for surface planting to ease cultivation and drying. Maintain a thin stand, vary spacing by rainfall and soil moisture, and employ early and late plantings of different maturing varieties to hit ear formation with available moisture and heat. Where seasons are long, widen rows to seven feet and allow a second crop between them if rainfall suffices.
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Farmers
C. P. Hartley
L. L. Cook
Office of Corn Investigations
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department, of Agriculture
Signs of the Times on Prosperity and Thrift
The article argues prosperity breeds slackness and indifference to control, hitting metallurgical work hardest especially zinc smelting and lead refining where human effort is high. It contrasts copper smelting, machine dominated, as less affected, warning the greatest threat to American welfare is growing wastefulness and lack of thrift.
Luther Berbank Promises Stoneless Future Fruit Varieties
Rural Life notes Berbank predicts a future with stoneless fruits and claims many varieties. The piece argues growers and consumers seek quality over novelty seedless fruit, while the New York Sun recalls the high cost of Villa’s fate, cited as $200,000,000 not to get Villa dead or alive.
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Luther
Berbank
Villa
New York Sun
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Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley
New York
Hershey Trust Company
United States
Hershey Transit Company
Lancaster County
Hershey Central Theatre
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Western Union
Telegraph
American Express
Hershey Free Public Library
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey Park
Highland Park
America
Hershey Cafe
Hershey Inn
Wighland Park
Y. W.C. A. Fire Department
Hershey Press
Chocolate and
Parl, Avenues
West
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
United States Department of Agriculture
Signs OF the Times
Bessie E. Poorman
Carter
Bell Telephone
Locust Street
E. G. Hoover
North Third Street
Harrisburg, Pa
Fred B. Harry
H. C. Dodge
Bogar’s
York, PA
S. C. Stecher
Palmyra, Pa
John C. Moyer
Park Avenue
P. G. Dioner
Jawaler
J. C. Hess
Derry Road
Headquarters
Ford and Studebaker Automobiles
R. G. Laudermilch Custom Tailor
Hershey Store Company
West Chocolate
Hershey, PA
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