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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
2
M. S. Hershey proprietor L. R. Meekins editor J. R. Slavery manager. Telephone Hershey Bell 211 2 with long distance connections Telegraph Western Union. General articles and news items invited. Entered at the Hershey post office as second class mail matter.
Transit times for Hershey area including Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Palmyra with hourly and half hour intervals through late evening. Sunday start times vary. trains eastbound and westbound schedules noted. Local services list cafe hours post office and store hours with Sunday closures and mail routines.
The speaker urges farmers, handlers, and consumers to form cooperative networks to improve prices for producers and reduce costs for buyers. Citing plentiful pea crops yet reliance on canned imports, the text argues for coordinated buying and selling to align food value with production, stressing cooperation as essential to the nation’s bread and butter.
A message urges consolidation and cooperation to solve food waste. It argues the United States wastes more than a larger nation could survive on and stresses testing multiple cooperation angles to find practical work.
A woman endures fad diets and cures until a leading American physician prescribes simple nourishment. He urges a square meal daily and rejects diet lists, arguing good food restores health, youth, and vitality. The piece extols vegetables, warns against patent laxatives, and links proper meals to marriage and happiness.
Colonel Demming of Harrisburg sends a check for $2.00 covering a two year subscription to The Hershey Press starting with the June 1915 issue. He expresses appreciation for the paper’s interest and instruction and wishes continued success.
Hershey lights up with 6000 electric bulbs making it the most brilliantly lit town in America. The comparison says if every light in Lobanon were electric Hershey would appear like darkest Africa.
The Lebanon News wins for a spectacle involving a snake wearing embedded spectacles on a Bernville lawn, kept for display by F. H. Wagner who uses them for reading. The Lancaster New Era prizes a tale of a tame black snake at Red Rose farm in East Dromore Township, kept by G. J. Raub and Wimer, valued for vermin control.
A poem celebratory in a school program extols the flag with lines about love of country and reverence. It emphasizes patriotism, sacrifice, and loyalty as children pledge devotion to the red stripes blue field and stars.
A veteran bookmaker recalls a Western racetrack day when a rural man rushed to the betting window with cash. He forced his way to the front but hesitated, muttering that his choice was a secret. The anecdote highlights the mystery and tension of betting at the track.
Rev George Snavely Rentz presides with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m The theme is One Thing I Know Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m Evening worship at 7 30 p m Theme A Song of the Night Web 7 45 p m Prayer Meeting
Rev. N. L. Linebaugh leads Bible School at 9.15 and sermon at 10.15 on The Tenth Word. Junior and Intermediate Hour at 2.00, Senior Christian Endeavor at 6.30 and a 7.30 sermon with a 7.45 prayer meeting on Wednesdays. Choir practice Friday at 8.00. Evening services on the Church lawn. all are welcome.
John Irwin Meek in charge Bible School at 9.14 a m Chief Service at 6 30 p m Choir practice at 7 80 p m Friday evening.
Bulletin lists Rev. A. C. Forscht Ph D pastor of the English Lutheran Church and J H Longenecker elder in charge at the Church of the Brethren, detailing church leadership roles and affiliations.
Dr G Sterling Ryerson, surgeon general of the Canadian forces and Canadian Red Cross president, arriving from France and Belgium, predicts a western front drive within two months. He says Canadian and allied troops are in excellent condition and that Germany may be driven from France by year’s end, with the war ending within a year.
The piece notes that Egyptian telephone operators are required to speak five languages including English and Arabic. It mentions a Missouri girl changing her name to Burke through marriage as a shortcut, and cites broad social concerns from disease to military and housing statistics. It touches on perfumery from petroleum, Sea Island cotton in Cuba, and 1914 Chicago divorce and marriage data, plus U S cotton mill usage and a large land deed in Dalhart.
Ten young ladies from First United Brethren Church staged a pantomime at the anniversary observance to wide acclaim. The performance, shown on original rings, drew enthusiastic reception and requests from other states to replicate the Horshay version. Participants include Mary Howell, Father Snavely, Hilda Christ, Carrie Smith, Verna Stuckey, Edna Carpenter, Blanche Cooper, Vandetta Cooper, Sara Handshue, and Blanche Gordon. The act may be repeated at a future event.
A major national mail order firm reported a June gross of over 7.65 million dollars. The six month total reached 53 million dollars, signaling continued American prosperity. Italian authorities advocate pronouncing Trieste as Treesta, noting its status as a great port and a hub of the meerschaum pipe trade.
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