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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
2
The Hershey Press urges women to join in beautifying Hershey. It promotes Spring campaigns to plant flowers and eradicate flies with a practical, action‑oriented message.
The report notes troops deep into Mexico crave chocolate as sustenance after a hard march. It recalls chocolate’s origins in Mexico, its journey to Europe and the United States, and Hershey’s role in supplying it, framing the company as part of a historical global arc.
Hershey seeks traffic from the Penn Highway as the road nears completion. The route will connect Philadelphia to the Midwest, with Hershey promoted as a key stopping point and visitor draw along the scenic corridor. Restoration of Hershey Cafe boosts traveler appeal. The April opening promises Hershey a growing role on the Pike’s Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway.
E J Stackpole writes from Florida about a shift from a gator ridden coast to a winter paradise of wealth and growth. He notes women playing a pivotal role in road building tourism and settlement, transforming the state into a more attractive and prosperous region.
Hershey in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania founded 1908 celebrated growth with no saloons poverty or strikes. By 1915 a record 40 000 attended a major event as the town developed a complete chocolate factory plans and facilities including farms schools library park a public theater convention hall hotel cafe and a large power plant with extensive rail and trolley connections.
The piece argues country lawmakers curb extravagance and protect the people, claiming rural members are superior in character and achievement to city members, with a few exceptions.
A reflective verse questions lasting affection and tenderness for a husband. It asks if the reader still offers comfort, kisses, and reassurance as in earlier romance, urging ongoing care and expression of love within a marriage.
Dr Dixon the state health commissioner prescribes a simple tonic plan to stay healthy. Eat meat once daily and in moderation. Drink water before bed and before breakfast. Seek fresh air, sleep with windows open, wear warm clothing for weather shifts, and walk five to six miles daily. Canada harvested 488000000 bushels of oats on 11365000 acres.
A discussion of the wartime song Keep the Home Fires Burning written by Novello, its popularity in camps and hospitals, and endorsements from figures like Lady Beerbohm Tree and Eva Booth. Mentions its six language publication and use among soldiers, with notes on performances and sentiment in prisons and war zones. Also includes a stray paragraph on Chihuahua’s desert barriers and a closing quip about postwar conversation.
The State of Chihuahua is described as the largest Mexican department through which Villa was pursued. It is compared in size to Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey Delaware and nearly half of New York State. The text notes it is well served by railroads yet distances between roads remain vast.
In Chicago Herald style, Kros recalls settled affairs and a lawyer’s generosity after the estate closing. The lawyer treated him to a hearty dinner and loaned him five dollars.
The piece presents a sharp remark about Bishop with a humorous aside from Puck. It cites an instance where a "Fresh Paint" sign was hung over a red hot stove to illustrate perceived cruelty.
A London man recently arriving from the United States recalls a girl on a train to Pittsburg chewing gum. She pulled it out in long strings and let it fall back into her mouth, prompting a shocked command from her mother to chew like a proper young lady.
Broadcast of lifelike timetable for Hershey Hummelstown Lebanon Elizabethtown and Palmyra routes with first and last cars and transfer notes. Includes cafe hours employment information and public services across towns with Sunday changes and connection guidance.
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