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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
3
Commissioner John Price Jackson cites eight deaths as the daily average toll of industrial accidents in Pennsylvania in 1916 and urges employers to install safeguards, organize safety committees, and promote English to reduce hazards in the coming year.
The article notes buckwheat totaled over 280000 acres in New York last year with Pennsylvania close behind. Eastern states including Michigan and New Jersey grow large crops though the crop has lacked consistent experimental guidance. It marks buckwheat as workable on poor land with modest fertilizer and highlights the need for better soil treatment to boost yields.
A list of housekeeper cautions covers food prep and storage rules. It warns against vinegar on metal, salting meat early, wrapping butter, peeling bread sizes, damp towels in hampers, using steel knives for certain foods, washing glasses with plain water, overreliance on puddings, hot water on refrigerators, crumpled dish cloths, hot water on china, salting cucumbers before cooking, and using cracker crumbs. It ends with a tip to start at the bottom with bare hands.
Hershey Park promotes a 1917 season with a new zoo, expanded grounds, and large convention facilities. It highlights a 300 acre site near Harrisburg with a 6000 seat convention hall, 12 mile rail access, and amenities including vaudeville, motion pictures, boating, shoots the chutes, and a 10000 capacity park dining and picnic areas.
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