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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
15
In 1662 Paris a company of prominent men created cheap omnibuses for the poor. Louis XIV authorized fixed hours and routes from distant quarters. Seven coaches began service March 18 1662 with military escorts, drawing great interest until the rich stayed in carriages and the scheme failed by year end.
A compact cultivating tool designed for kitchen gardens is described as as capable as larger field cultivators. Pushed between lettuce and radish rows it delivers similar results in its niche.
A sequence of summer church and community events lists picnics and Sunday schools in towns such as Harrisburg Lebanon Myerstown Palmyra Womelsdorf Middletown Shiremanstown Steelton and West Fairview. Dates span July 27 through September 2 with groups including Knights of Malta MechClay Church of God Avon Sunday Schools Zion A B and Trinity Lutheran.
Fire at Bindnagle’s Church began around 1 o’clock Saturday, burning the summer house of Allen Blanch and content losses. Neighbors saved the residence six feet away. Mrs. Lydia Wagner’s estate was sold on Saturday with fair prices. Various locals visited or were seen in the area including Daniel Weaver from Lebanon. Baptisms planned at Bow Creek Casel’s tannery on Sunday at 3. Arthur Hampton and wife visited Palmyra.
Schedule lists July 29 New Cumberland at New Cumberland, Aug 5 Highspire at Highspire, Aug 12 Enola at Enola, July 19 Monarchs of Lancaster at Hershey, Aug 26 Millersburg B B Club at Millersburg.
More than 1000 excursionists boarded a special train from Hershey to Jersey City on a Saturday. The party, including 100 from Lebanon and 217 from Reading, reached Jersey City by 9 15 and boarded the Sirius steamer to West Point for a daytime review attended by George von Lengerke Meyer.
Burton quotes from An Anatomy of Melancholy calling laziness a poison to body and mind. He cites it as a deadly sin, the devil's pillow, and a chief support of evil. The text warns that laziness of mind harms talent and leads to misfortune and hell.
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