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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
3
Pennsylvania game commission records show 102 hunting accidents in 1916 with 30 fatalities and 139 accidents in 1915 with 29 deaths, all accidental and no misidentification of game. Dr. Kalbfus cites deer hunting laws restricting shots to bucks with visible horns.
The Stockman asserts this year has no precedent in American agriculture due to European war disruption and worldwide shortages. Prices soar for crops and livestock, with gains tied to reduced surpluses and higher production costs. Farmers remain confident yet cautious about a year of uncertainty as demand shifts and market factors evolve. Smith wedding tale follows with a pay day joke about shared finances.
Harrisburg meeting of the State Grange executive and legislative committees discussed establishing state headquarters in Harrisburg and forming a mutual casualty insurance company for farmers. The Harrisburg Patriot notes the Owls lodge decision to bar liquor signaling a shift in fraternal attitudes toward pubs.
Yeggmen broke into the Paradise post office last Thursday night but only took stamps valued at 2.08 dollars. The safe was not harmed and Postmaster Toward Kemeter notes the evening bankings. Over six months eight nearby post offices have been robbed for a total of 37 dollars.
The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co of Burlington New Jersey argues against saloon licenses before the Excise Board. It secretly hired 100 workers half drinkers half abstainers. Drinkers averaged 4156 days lost yearly totaling over 100 000 in reduced output and higher costs. The abstainers averaged under one day per month. The Pennsylvanian State Educational Association adjourned its annual convention after electing Charles S. Davis of Steelton High School as president and adopting resolutions promoting minimum acheo term.
A resort crowd shifts from quiet to crowded as newcomers arrive seeking one rest. The native reflects on how the place used to be peaceful before the influx changed the atmosphere.
A laboratory genius vows a cure for cancer then is drafted as No. 73892. A drunk man No. X. Y. steals and later serves, claiming there is a war. Both are sent to battle where X. Y. earns the Cross of Distinguished Service in a village frontier charge.
Willie jokes his father asks pointed questions to reveal his past misdeeds. Tommie questions the logic while Willie implies his father uses precise inquiries to uncover wrongdoing.
A passer-by offers a future job to a beggar pleading for aid for his sick wife. The beggar insists it is too late as his wife needs care now and cannot wait until next week.
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