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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
2
The notice lists Park Avenue Hershey Pennsylvania as the office address with M. S. Hershey proprietor L R Meekins editor J R Snavely manager and telegraph service via Western Union. Entered at Hershey post office as second class matter July 1 1915.
Detailed transit and service times for Hershey and nearby towns including Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Palmyra and train schedules east and westbound. Notes cover Sunday first cars breakfast hours and bank store and post office hours with service gaps on Sundays.
The article notes a 1915 American garden boom with more gardens and better seed selection boosting farm plots and food supply. Towns report clean-up drives and a fly eradication crusade in February, raising civic cooperation as cities transform alleys into striking gardens and vegetable and flower production soars.
Revelations in the garden focus on food health neighborliness and town improvement. The passage frames the garden as a source of nourishment and beauty that contributes to community uplift rather than personal downfall.
An appeal urges Hershey residents to join a sober Fourth of July movement led by Dr. Dixon to protect Pennsylvania children from tragedies. It condemns parents who allow dangerous fireworks and calls for safer celebrations, stressing the state’s duty to lead in reducing casualties and injuries.
The piece details Galicia as a roughly 30,000 square mile Austro Hungarian region with Lemberg as its capital and eight million people. It recounts Russia’s initial invasion, followed by German Austrian victories, trench stalemates in France and Belgium, and submarine activity. it notes Allied ammunition shortages and Germany’s claimed long war endurance amid global bloodshed.
Lord Byron reflects that youth and base affection outshine fame and trophies. He rejects wreaths and laurels as hollow compared with the joy found in a beloved gaze. The speaker cherishes a lover’s glance as true glory and love.
A fragmentary dialogue presents a comment on economics, noting that money appearing easy results from supply exceeding demand. The speaker’s wife responds with astonishment, reflecting dated phrasing and a playful misrendering of names.
Rose D Weston of the Philadelphia North American praises Hershey Consolidated School of Derry Township as a model rural school with modern sanitary, lighting, and heating systems. The $120000 project, funded by M S Hershey, serves about ten miles of rural pupils and offers a full K-12 progression under one roof.
Rev George Snavely Rentz will lead a preparatory service Friday at 7 30 p m Sunday School at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m with the Sacrament of the Lord s Supper. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m evening worship at 7 30 p m theme Christianizing Patriotism prayer meeting at 7 45 p m
Rev. N. L. Linebaugh directs Bible School at 9.15 with a sermon at 10.15 on Thou shalt not commit adultery. Baptism at 2.00. Senior Young Peoples Society meets at 6.45 with a 7.30 sermon on Peace. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7.45 and choir practice Thursday 7.45.
John Irwin Meek oversees Bible School at 9.15 a.m. Sermon at 10.30 a.m. A special natal day sermon will be preached. Everyone is welcome. Choir practice Friday at 7.30 p.m.
A church notice lists Rev. A C Forscht Ph D as pastor of the English Lutheran Church and J H Longenecker as elder in charge of the Church of the Brethren, indicating shared leadership roles in local congregations.
The kindergarten excels beyond typical Philadelphia school groups with drawing and music in all grades taught by specialists. Vocational classes await equipment completion and commercial training rivals top high schools. Girls in upper grades study domestic science and all students receive physical training.
The Gospel Messenger surveys the conference visit to Hershey praising its facilities parks and acoustics. Visitors note the Lebanon Valley scenery pure water ample railroad access and courteous management. They praise Hershey’s hospitality and plan to return for future conferences.
A writer notes the Hershey Conference set records with its constructive measures and a strong aggressive spirit toward Christian outreach. Every paper advocating positive action passed, reflecting a unified commitment to extending impact and renewing friendships from the first visit.
Three Hershey conservatories grow rare plants for sightseers with free admission. Brethren visitors shared experiences and admiration for lush displays. They noted a bidder offered 75 dollars for one plant and another 50 dollars for two palms.
Dauphin county's 112 Christian Endeavor society will convene this afternoon at the Church of God Highspire with a 146 song service, 5 pm executive meeting, and a banquet at St Peter's Lutheran. Evening sessions begin 746 at United Brethren Church with scheduled speakers I L Go Bear, I L Moyer, HW J Waggine, B I Newman, A K Wier, Lawrence A Miller, and Hood, DeGray, Hangen adjoined by music.
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