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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
7
Analysis shows the rural shift toward automobiles as a major investment of about a thousand million dollars. Farmers increasingly adopt cars and motor trucks, saving time, easing trips to town, and boosting farm efficiency while bankers worry about returns on this capital investment.
The Hershey Press publishes the Agricultural Department statement on lightning rod value. Iron is cheap and available but rusts. galvanized iron, copper, and aluminium are noted as better options with durability and conductance factors. The report urges ample size, proper installation, and regular inspection.
An 1860s style calculation lists daily and monthly costs for oats hay straw bedding housing veterinary care water tax depreciation interest and harness. It uses a 20 horse stable with two hoslters and estimates per horse daily costs around 1 to 20 cents depending on item, plus $5 monthly for stall rent and $6 for labor, totaling several dollars per horse per month.
A short, quoted exchange discusses hesitation to invest in a venture named bualesa. One speaker questions knowledge about the project, while the other cites lack of information as a reason to withhold funding.
The State Veterinarian urges dog owners to curb rabies risk through dog tax enforcement and responsible quarantine. Exposed animals are destroyed or quarantined, and any dog suspected of rabies should be promptly submitted to the State Livestock Sanitary Board laboratory for free testing with reporting.
The Weather Bureau proclaims wind obsolete redefining air movement by speed with categories from breeze to hurricane. The ruling mocks past wind terms and jokes wind only appears in poetry. A satire notes doubts linger about the vote but declares wind officially gone.
The State's Economy and Efficiency Commission reports PA employs 4877 in state government with total wages 3,357,659.44. The Health Department leads with about 8000, followed by Highway 277, State Police 250, Grounds and Buildings 169. A comparative salary chart aids equalization and a central office may consolidate multigraph and address equipment data.
The article describes fireflies as small beetles that emit intermittent light from the underside. It notes the typical size and mentions larger tropical species with two luminous eye spots. It adds that Cuban ladies sew luminescent filaments of this insect into gauze for dresses and hair ornaments.
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