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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
2
The article urges action on farm yard cleanup and gardening tasks to prepare Hershey's finest flower year while noting gaps in some farm states. It underscores the need for committee members aligned with farm interests and the limited gains expected from the current Congress, stressing long term improvement.
A promotional notice urges support for a forthcoming Hershey fair in a new large hall in Hershey. The event promises steady activity, comfortable seating, good ventilation, and broad community involvement by about 200 members and their wives, with Hershey Volunteer Fire Company inviting neighbors to attend and mingle.
Analysis of the Congressional Directory shows 38 members across the Senate and House committees on agriculture and agriculture and forestry. Lawyers dominate with 23 members, while farmers, bankers, editors, teachers, and others fill the rest, revealing limited direct farming expertise despite many owning farms. Geographic representation is noted but not fully listed.
A descriptive overview of Hershey in Derry Township, Dauphin County, noting its 1903 beginnings, 1913 tenth anniversary with 30 000 attendees, record crowds of 40000 in 1915, and a thriving chocolate industry. Describes population, transport access, 8500 acres of Hershey farms, the Model Town project with 160 homes, a multi department store, and extensive processing and distribution facilities.
The final note declares that if Germany persists in unrestricted submarine warfare against passenger and freight ships, the United States will sever diplomatic relations. It frames the stance as a defense of humanity, neutral rights, and international law, urging immediate abandonment of the tactic.
A lyric recounts the arrival and death of a Master in a wooded landscape. Olives and leaves show compassion while a thorn tree opposes him. The Master leaves the woods content after dying and is slain on a tree as Death and Shame claim him. Sidney Lanier is referenced as the author.
The period piece notes North America moving toward prohibition with Canada and southern US states embracing dry laws. Georgia enacted a tough framework banning liquor sales above small percentages, while Ontario and other provinces move to temporary prohibition. The piece also references Irish politics and Sinn Fein, plus a note on gold density.
The Sinn Fein revolutionary society emerged from the 1848 Young Ireland movement as a notable force by 1907. A branch formed later that year, signaling its growing influence in Ireland and abroad.
The Hershey project features Hershey Consolidated Public School of Derry Township with 850 pupil capacity and 16 faculty, Hershey Free Public Library with 1400 members, Hershey Industrial School on 800 acres with 12 buildings, Hershey Park occupying 300 acres, a Band of 40, and a 1,600 seat theatre. The area includes Highland Park reservoirs, a 6,000 seat Hershey Convention Hall, Hershey Cafe and two other cafes, Hershey Inn with 96 rooms, a golf course, three baseball diamonds, extensive utilities, and plans for the new Hershey Press printing plant and other civic amenities.
Trolley and train timetable shows frequent service from Hershey and Lebanon to surrounding towns. Sunday first cars vary by origin with many routes at hourly or half hour intervals until late evening. Connections at Elizabethtown and Hershey enable transfers to Mount Joy Lancaster and other lines.
A digest of hours for cafes, employment and information bureaus, factories, stores, drug stores, markets, banks, libraries, clubs, welfare offices, barber shops, boys department, theater, union services and post office. Includes opening times, closing times, special weekend hours and Sunday closures.
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