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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
The Hershey Press describes Hershey as a model city with new homes and garages, a hub for motoring, and a prosperous workforce. It invites merchants to advertise automotive and household goods, noting the paper’s role in a thriving local economy.
The schedule lists intercity routes to Hershey, Palmyra, Lebanon and Harrisburg with departure times from 6 a.m. to late evening on weekdays and Sundays. It includes train eastbound and westbound times with notes on stops for Philadelphia, New York, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre, plus cafe hours and post office closures Sunday.
A Hershey column discusses public virtue and gossip, proposing humor about inoculation with gossip to improve adults. It notes a unnamed advocate urging responsibility, and laments adults' shortcomings while praising efforts benefiting children in Hershey's winter program and events.
A voice pleads with Hershey parents to protect children from gossip and scandal. The appeal emphasizes health and uplift for youth and warns that future men and women depend on wholesome homes today.
Praise for Hershey Convention Hall as a premier permanent auditorium with excellent acoustics and location. The piece urges Dauphin county organizations and neighboring cities to promote national meetings in Hershey to boost the town and regional relations. Crowds to Hershey would aid Harrisburg and Lebanon and advance Hershey as a national center for conventions.
The piece critiques Pennsylvania’s failure to mobilize for Good Roads Day and urges a persistent, businesslike road-building crusade led by Governor Brumbaugh. It argues the state wealth and citizenry demand better highways and calls for cleansing politics, removing waste and pursuing a focused road program. The author praises Brumbaugh’s administration and pledges ongoing advocacy.
The text notes cacao bean shells as a cocoa substitute and for imitation coffee. It also states they can be mixed with straw to feed cattle and sheep and are used to fertilize farms by Wershey.
An article explains that the United States and Mexico dominate chewing gum production with chicle sourced from Mexico. It notes the industry’s size, price trends from 1876 to now, tapping methods by chicleros, and the dangers of cheap substitutes, urging buyers to choose reputable manufacturers.
The program lists Sunday School at 9.30 a.m. Morning worship at 10.30 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6.45 p.m. Evening worship at 7.30 p.m. Visiting preachers from the Church of the Brethren will fill the pulpit morning and evening during the annual meeting in Hershey. Web. 7.45 p.m. Prayer Meeting.
Pastor Rev N L Linebaugh leads Bible school at 9 15 a m with a sermon at 10 15 on The Fifth Word Junior Hour and Intermediate service both at 2 00 p m Young People Senior Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m with a sermon at 7 80 on Follow Me Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 45 p m.
J. H. Longenecker presides as elder. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. Preaching service at 7 30 p.m.
Bible School at 9 45 a m and chief service at 10 30 a m announced Reverend J D M Brown to preach at Holy Trinity parish church
Rev. A. C. Forscht leads divine services at Hornerstown Lutheran Church on June 5 with Sunday School at 9 A. M. Public worship at 10 15 A. M. the sermon on The Church of Jesus Christ is not an End within Herself but a means toward an End. Evening service at 7 30 P. M. with Lord's Goodness Exemplified in our Varying Conditions. All invited.
Charles Kansel reviews biographies to tabulate hair color of famous figures. Dark brown or black heads dominate among the great, with most having curly hair. red or yellow hair is rare among poets reformers include Swinburne Bunyan Thackeray.
The text notes many eminent men with dark brown hair and reddish beards. It mentions Savyonarola with almost black hair and striking red eyebrows and eyelashes. Generally a silky brown beard with dark-brown curling hair is common in biographies of historically famed men.
A writer in The Scientific American notes that whip cracking puzzles experts. Professor C. V. Boys offered a tentative explanation: centrifugal forces cause the whip to accelerate along its length until the tip reaches near the speed of sound.
Stuart Taber writes about a boy's close friendships and loyalty. He celebrates a dog as the truest chum, sharing adventures with local friends and noting the dog never steals marbles and always stays loyal during games. The piece highlights simple rural camaraderie and the value of a faithful pet.
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