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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
7
A nuisance suit led to a court order against two women who left adjacent farms covered with thick dry weeds. The decree enjoins large quantities of noxious weeds, requires preventive measures to stop spread, and bans neglect that injures neighboring lands. The case underscores the duty of property owners to avoid harming others.
A NW fruit grower disputes a convention report that Oregon and Washington co operative packing and marketing associations are dissolving. He says Hood River and Pacific Coast districts face a low mood but it spurs renewal, with outside speculative interests dropping away as steady, future‑oriented growers build a stronger cooperative foundation.
The article derives a year plan by splitting 2447 or 2444 hours into sleep recreation and noon rest. It divides 1937 hours by seven to estimate 276 working days as the annual work count. The text uses odd numbers and year 1937 to illustrate a crude workday model.
A monthly contest in the Bible School of the First United Brethren Church measures church attendance by class size and participation. Seven classes competed with outcomes led by the Always Shining Class at 86 percent and Faithful Workers 83 percent. Otterbein Men's Bible class 72 percent. others ranged to 28 percent. The winning class received a bouquet presented by H A Newton, with S D Clark delivering the response. The contest continues into June.
The annual colonial report for 1915 notes cocoa is now widely planted in Uganda. Plantations are not yet advanced enough for substantial yields. Sample shipments are reported well, and planters are expanding areas under this valuable crop.
A Sunday school teacher asks for a verse against plural marriage. A bright boy in the class stands and quotes the line No man can serve two masters, highlighting a humorous take on the topic.
Paris demands ten million snails yearly but Burgundy, hit by vine disease and sulphates, can supply only about 250000. Germans profit from the shortage, and wartime disruption cuts imports. Some dealers now fill empty Burgundy shells with small gray snails to sell as Burgundy stock.
A concise analysis lists fourteen lessons including organization of superior order, cohesive purpose, effective staff management, expert guidance, political restraint in welfare matters, foresight, industrial education, social insurance, avoidance of costly disputes, adequate employment, and balanced wealth distribution, with emphasis on coordinated big business direction.
An excerpt cites C. E. Knoeppel from Engineering Magazine May issue exploring whether any essential factor of industry cannot be used to benefit the nation's profit and welfare. The passage prompts readers to consider government role in guiding industry for public good.
A writer advises integrated pest control with a cat and dog, traps, and poison. Start with humane bait to train rats, then add poison, and use rat proofing such as metal and tile corncribs and concrete blocks. Surgeon B. J. Lloyd notes rats waste $100 million in food annually, underscoring rat proofing’s importance.
Central High School Girls Club of the Harrisburg YWCA held a supper at Hershey cafe on a Wednesday evening. Members included Marjorie Bolles Pauline Miller Beulah Starry Marguerie Reynolds Jean Matter Emily Vanderloo Fay Haverstick Mildred Runkle Helen Runkle Marion Bormgardner and Lydia Weigle. Afterward they hiked to Hershey and rode a trolley from Hummels town to get home.
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