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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
4
Hershey Press published weekly by Hershey Printing Company. Entered at Hershey Post Office as second class matter in Hershey Pennsylvania. July 27, 1916 indicates issue date and local publication routine.
The piece notes wan enthusiasm for Wilson and Hughes, suggesting a calm mood among voters as major world events loom. It questions whether the next president will be chosen by measured judgment, with three months to go and both parties seeking to rouse support amid a still political atmosphere. It ends with a humorous Employment Bureau quip about seeking work during a picnic.
The Hershey Transit Company's line between Lancaster and Elizabethtown grows in popularity after a year of rising traffic. The ten mile ride via new, comfortable rolling stock takes about 30 minutes, linking Lancaster and Dauphin counties and offering excursions to Elizabethtown and the Masonic Home.
An array of shorts notes on daily life under pressure from war era strain. Observations include cheap ice cream sales at ten cents, golf ball consumption figures, transit strikes and train delays, swimming as citizen duty, and the Susquehanna funding. The piece also nods to regional transit dependence, mid day energy boosts, and a vaudeville season noted as surprisingly strong.
The nation mourns the loss of James Whitcomb Riley who died last Saturday night. Tributes pour in from President Wilson and Governors as Riley’s simple verse about common life endears him to the public. His remains lie in state while headlines praise his kindness and genius.
A rugged speaker reflects on reclaiming primitive wilderness through enduring hardship. He compares city life with wild terrain and asserts lifelong joy in roaming forests, guiding, hunting, and surviving renewed contact with nature.
Historical overview of Hershey in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania detailing its 1903 beginnings and 1933 tenth anniversary with 30 000 attendees. Highlights include the chocolate factory, 850 pupil school, 1400 library members, 1500 seat theatre, 300 acre park, 28 dairies 8500 acres of farms and a large power plant and new water system.
Help wanted listings for farm hands milking labor and dairy farm work in Hershey Pennsylvania. Positions include track repairmen, outside labor, farm labor by day or month, blacksmith, stenographer, wait staff, and general maintenance with steady pay and year round work. Apply Hershey Employment Bureau for details.
Public timetable item detailing trolley routes from Hershey to Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Elizabethtown Palmyra and connections with Elizabethtown Conestoga Traction. Includes first and last cars Sundays and weekdays times and transfer notes. Also lists trains East and West and cafe hours and bureau hours at a Hershey facility.
An expansive Hershey employment notice lists openings for an oiling man in the engine room, laborers for the mechanical and lumber departments, stone masons, tinsmiths, and shop helpers. It specifies shifts, ages, and skills including blue print reading and office experience, with August 15 1916 as a start date and attractive wages. Also advertised are rental and sales notices for a Palmyra address and a Chevrolet Rowdater.
Motor cycle with seven horsepower motor and two speeds for sale. It has 2100 miles and is in good condition. Apply to Paul H. Brewer at 225 N. Railroad Street Palmyra PA.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m. Preaching at 10 80 a m and 7 30 p m. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m. Wednesday evening regular prayer meeting and choir rehearsal.
Reverend John Irwin Meck leads Bible School at 9.16 a.m. and a sermon at 10.80 a.m. An invitation is extended for choir rehearsal Thursday evenings at BOC. Bible School Association meets Friday evening at 7.30.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7 30 p m Sunday School at 9 30 4 a m Christ in Workers' Meeting at 6 30 p m and a preaching service at 7 30 p m
Union Circuit services list Sunday School at 9 30 a m at Union Depotalt and 9 80 a m at Fishburn's Church. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Preaching at 7 30 p m and 10 30 a m on other days. Chitauian Endeavor at 6 80 p m.
An archival fragment presents dialogue featuring a surgeon and a patient as a dialogue cue. It evokes a Victorian or literary tone with a cryptic farewell line spoken by a character named Puck.
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