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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
7
An old man mourns his past and prays for forgiveness. A young man with a golden crown appears and guides him to a neighbor who offers care, love, and a home. The Savior then calls him home to share eternity.
A party of seven men enjoyed a sunny Sunday excursion to E G Greenawalt’s home. After laborious work laying boards and stepping stones through mud they inspected cattle and chose potential purchases ahead of Friday sale. The group included J W Kurt Howard Eberly Charles Keyser William Fasnacht Irwin Nieman William Schaffner and Victor Gingrich.
The tale follows a bright shilling from the London mint passing through many hands in the nineteenth century. A child, the miser, the old man, and a youth each touch it before it travels abroad. After a year in the native country it resumes journey with a traveling master who redistributes it back into the purse.
A British shilling talks of foreign coins and travel as it moves from a purse to a coat pocket. An old woman misjudges it as bad for its foreign mint, but a rich baker of English stock rescues it and it finally finds rightful acceptance.
A high school student describes a July evening walk up a hill to watch sunset colors. He notes sunbeams through trees, the Ratting Ron brook turning vibrant red, purple and yellow, a red evening sky, and a twilight baseball game. He recalls farmers haying, singing workers, and a memorable sunset never to be forgotten.
Frederick Kampman of Lebanon testifies at age 81 that after seeing multiple opticians since 1907, R. B. Peffer provided glasses that let him see clearly. He recommends Peffer’s services to anyone needing eyewear. The ad notes eye exams free and lists frame prices at 125 N. Railroad St. and Palmyra, Pa.
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