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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
2
The document records publication by the Hershey Printing Company every Thursday and notes entry at the Hershey Post Office as second class matter with a March 2 1916 date in Hershey Pennsylvania.
Citizens celebrate summer blooms in Hershey and vow to boost health and beauty. Officials urge residents to plan and plant now to ensure gardens and yards flourish throughout the spring and summer of 1916.
An item thanks the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce for the detailed figures on America's foreign trade. The note acknowledges the official data and its impact on understanding trade balances.
Exports reached 8.486 billion with over a billion in war materials. imports fell to 1.7786 billion. Tea and coffee rose, cocoa up over 50 percent with American cocoa consumption up 120 percent since Hershey’s founding, signaling cocoa as a national beverage due to its value for health.
Hershey built 1903 to 1915 prospers with 30 000 to 40 000 visitors daily. World famous chocolate factorys vast farms 8500 acres over 2000 local jobs and a modern town complex with stores hotels schools and transit links.
The article cites Edward M. Hurley of the Federal Trade Commission arguing many U S corporations underperform or vanish from income. It praises German organization and calls for improved business methods while noting that business is itself improving and capable of teaching governing bodies.
The army reorganization bill envisions 75 000 peace strength combined forces with reserve systems to double in war time. It calls for a standing army of 4700 men, complete federalization of the National Guard, doubled West Point cadets, a government ammunition plant, and a large army reserve. The plan resembles ex Secretary Chrison's continental vacancy proposal and extends to reserve military supplies with an estimated cost around 18000000, excluding coastal defenses.
Fragmentary text contains garbled phrases and incoherent name fragments. No clear event, person, organization, or place emerges to summarize into a coherent news item.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions names and phrases but lacks clear events. It hints at a notice style with possible names like Erlend Henleye and Chaplin but provides no actionable details or dates. The text remains unreadable for concrete reporting.
The article notes widespread chestnut blight damage with few trees remaining on farms. Timber lands are stripped for poles as supplies run short, threatening future pole shortages. A landmark chestnut near Mechanics Grove, East Dramore, was cut after years of standing despite last chestnuts.
A Brit ish legation officer at a New York dinner reports amusing front line tales about volunteers. Two young men in private uniform discuss a priestly path and say the war interrupted plans for ordination last August.
Philadelphia dealer George Th Wells says spring hats will feature lower crowns and wider brims with colors gaining demand. Black remains common for stiff hats though pearl gray and browns, greens, steels, and blues are rising in straw and felt styles.
The article outlines proposed rail alignment from Coltmariville toward Ruavibisville with a Pequot extension and related routes through Mount Nebo and Pequon areas. It discusses investors, county control risks by Conestoga Preto Company, and potential connections to Lancaster and Southern lines and McCalls Perry corridor.
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