Standardize Departments Urges Unified Fire Standards
Chief Holler of the Hummelstown Fire Department calls for universal fire department standards across the Lebanon Valley. He criticizes outdated equipment, urges better protection, and argues communities must fund modern apparatus and maintain volunteer firemen to protect life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holler
Hummelstown
Hershey Volunteer Firemen
Hummelstown Fire Department
Hershey
Hummelstown’ Department
Lebanon Valley
Heller
United States
Firmen
Belgians Deported Under German Occupation Exposed
A speaker denounces German acts in Belgium describing mass deportations of 400000 workers. Families torn apart at bayonet point, trains filled with captives, and many displaced from various trades, including students, despite German promises of liberty by high authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mions
German Empire
Chewing Gum Prices Rise Amid Global Demand
Rising demand for chewing gum boosts chicle prices. Americans use about 600 thousand dollars worth of gum yearly. The American Chicle Company notes the habit spreading worldwide, with soldiers in Europe using gum as a tobacco substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chicle Company
Europe
Dark View of Recovery Sparks Wry Ward Exchange
A hospital patient despondent about recovery is buoyed by a young doctor's tale. The physician recalls his own four year struggle and recovery, prompting the patient to compare fortunes and question the medical pride.
Noyes Describes British Anti Submarine Campaign
English poet Alfred Noyes, as an official eyewitness, outlines Britain's submarine hunt. He cites a vast trawler and net system, 60,000 anti submarine personnel, and 200 subs sunk, noting armed neutrals reduce attacks and detailing Somme front air progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Noyes
Dairy Cattle Increase Keeps Pennsylvania Prices Rising
Dairy cows in Pennsylvania rose by 4800 last year with 996,800 cows on January 1, 1917, up from 952,000. The total value of these cattle reached 55,398,700 dollars while the average price per head rose to 31.15 dollars. Northern Tier dairying centers and counties including Tioga Bradford Crawford Blair Center Clearfield Forest Jefferson Lancaster Monroe Potter Susquehanna Union York reported notable gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
North Tier
Tioga
Bradford
Crawford
Blair
Center
Clearfield
Forest
Jefferson
Lancaster
Monroe
Potter
Susquehanna
Union
York
Holstein sale in Rome Nets top prize for 5000 dollars
In Rome New York an auction of registered Holstein Friesian cattle saw Cramelle Topsy Ormsby Tube sell for 5000 dollars as the top lot and 25 other thoroughbreds average 400 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
N. Y
Cramelle Topsy Ormsby
Farmer Corn Tassel Hires Teacher for Daughter’s Voice
A farmer explains they cannot bear to tell their daughter her singing is off key, so they plan to hire a professional teacher to coach her. The exchange shows practical humor about family discretion and practical music lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Corntassel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cardinal Mercier
Marines
Palmyra Iron and Metal Co
College St
BELL
Palmyra, PA
Model Homes
East Hershey
Cocoa Avenue
Philadelphia
New York
Harrisburg
Futhermore
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!