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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
3
Prices for wheat dropped over twenty cents per bushel last week with decline broad across crops including corn and oats. Exporters reportedly grew cautious amid war talk with Germany, though some expect prices to rise as sowing runs high worldwide. Nearby items note 92 year old Mrs Fanny Stedman and fatalities from wind and train incidents in the area.
Members of the Lancaster County Farmers and Motor Operators Association surveyed their quota to find accident levels under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Results showed only one slight injury in two years. L. C. Creamer led a well attended meeting. Local conditions were deemed not to fit a state standard on weights and measures.
Mr James Rabuck from near Pleasant Hill delivered a hen's egg to the Elizabeth town Chronicle office. The egg measured 8 inches around one way and 6 inches the other, a remarkable size for a fowl egg.
Miss Fannie Lehman a 31 year old woman known for her 500 pound weight and 5 foot 7 inch height died in Chambersburg after a short illness. A special casket was made for her reflecting local prominence.
The Lebanon County Cattlemen and Dairymen plan a Saturday meeting at the court house on March 11 at 2 PM to stabilize the group, expand membership, and map for legislation and improved conditions. Offiers include President M. D. Hoke and Secretary H. Al Light, with an executive committee of Lick Wenrich Light Fees and Muth. A Bad System Judge Johnson criticizes the Brooks license law for depriving local people of decision on intoxicants, arguing the system should keep power in the community.
A painter from Altoona, Claycomb, who lost sight in 1908 after a fall, has regained eye function. Doctors across multiple cities doubted recovery, but recent weeks bring back the ability to read large letters and distinguish colors, with hope for normal vision.
James G. Fox schedules a public sale at Foxcroft Farms in Derry Township Dauphin County Pa on Horseshoe Pike one mile east of Hummelstown This sale on Thursday March 16 1916 features a Black horse ten years old three roan work horses two pair black mules a herd of Holstein Friesian dairy cows and bulls with detailed milk yields and valuations plus many farm implements and livestock including a registered Chester White boar Colonel Fox and a certified C W Law variety hogs Also listed are a range of farm tools wagons machinery and household goods with a six month credit option for purchases over twenty five dollars.
Ruth Janet, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John S Few Jr of Middletown, was baptized at St Peters Lutheran Church last Sunday morning by Rev Fuller Bergstresser. Water from the River Jordan was used, brought by Mr and Mrs I O Nissley during their Holy Land trip.
A child of Mr and Mrs John Stoudt on Second Street is ill with diphtheria and the home is quarantined. Several new measles cases are reported and whooping cough affects several children. About 45 measles cases exist in the borough.
Harrisburg faces an earache epidemic as health officer J. M. Raunick reports hundreds of cases. He links the surge to a mix of measles and grip, noting germs invade the inner ear after illness. Measles remains prevalent with over 200 cases currently.
Town leaders from the Junior Mechanics, Chemical Fire Co., P O S of A, Modern Woodmen of America and the Maccabees met to organize for the annual Fourth of July celebration. A March 16 meeting will form a permanent group with Paul H Strickler as temporary chair and Richard Earnest as secretary.
The Christian Herald extols Alaska’s breadth from Attu near Asia to the Aleutians, Kodiak, and Prince of Wales Island. It compares Alaska’s island richness to Japan’s archipelago and likens its green, lush landscapes to Hawaii with diverse seas, lakes, and rivers. It recalls travel from Seattle to Skagway across rocky isles and the Aleutian chain.
A large farm sale includes forks scoop shovels pick grubbing hoe and many tote bags plus grain and bran bags tar ropes hay rope harness gear saddles bridles nets collars lines harnesses a wheelbarrow 50 chickens copper kettle and numerous other items. Credit up to six months with approved security. Sale starts 12 30 pm with terms announced by John S Longenecker Hess and Schaeffer Auditors.
The article reviews scientists estimates for Earth's age using moon formation, crust solidification, ocean formation, and sedimentation. It cites Darwin Kelvin Joly Sollas and Dubois, placing possible ages from twenty to forty million years and noting method uncertainties.
Mrs Flannigan reports Barney will be released tomorrow after a month off for good behavior. Mrs Murphy reacts with skepticism noting the lad's behavior as cause for pride amid the town gossip.
A Washington Star quip contrasts a traditional boy with a cynical youth noting the old fashioned boy had an old fashioned father. The exchange highlights generational humor and respect dynamics between father and son.
The Washington Star quotes Miss Cayenne discussing whether women should govern. She agrees women could govern but questions whether public attention should be drawn to their leadership.
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