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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
7
Hershey in Derry Township grew from farmland in 1903 to a modern industrial town with a dense network of farms, factories, and services. The town features a large chocolate factory, 850 pupil public school, 1400 library members, a 300 acre park complex, transit, hotels, banks, theatres, and a 6 000 seat convention hall.
The Gospel Messenger notes church membership rose 360 percent from 1800 to 1900 but stalled from 1900 to 1910, matching population growth. Ona Umen highlights renewed rural church attendance, once in decline, now increasing as a sign of encouragement.
Public timetable lists trolley routes to Hershey Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Elizabethtown Palmyra with first and last cars and half hour intervals plus Sunday start times. It details connections from Harrisburg Lebanon Palmyra and Conestoga Traction lines to Mount Joy Lancaster and notes trains east and westbound with listed stop patterns and cafe hours. Includes employment and information bureaus and factory visiting hours with admission cards and holiday closures.
A frontier cowpuncher, who had never known a woman, marries a buxom waitress in a border town. After a sorrowful return with a second horse he reveals she broke her leg and he had to shoot her, lamenting she was a good woman.
A hostess tests guests with a silver dollar under the new moon. One guest follows the ritual and asks the hostess about the wish. The guest claims the dollar survived and the wish would come true, though the exchange ends with a muddled reply.
Practical guidance from USDA specialists on spring poultry settings for fall and winter eggs. Regional schedules vary by climate with February to April start windows, plus incubation tips, broody hens, nest setup, and careful incubation temperatures, turning, moisture, and lamp care.
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin reports 1866 to 1915 wheat data showing the decade averages and price trends. Prices averaged 108.6 cents from 1866 to 1875, 86.8 cents from 1906 to 1915, with a record low of 49.1 cents in 1894. Yields per acre rose from 9.9 bushels in 1866 to 16.9 in 1915, with five decades showing a steady climb from 11.9 to 15.1 bushels.
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