Advertising opens to 21 at regular raises
Hershey Printing Company of Hershey Pennsylvania notes advertising slots open to 21 during standard rates. Proprieter M. Hershey announces details and timing for client insertions.
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
4
Hershey Printing Company of Hershey Pennsylvania notes advertising slots open to 21 during standard rates. Proprieter M. Hershey announces details and timing for client insertions.
On September 3, 1909 the first issue of the Press appeared and by today there have been 143 issues. The paper expanded from eight to twelve pages in December 1909 and to sixteen by March 1910, with typographic and sheet-size changes. The editorial workload will move to a full-time editor starting next issue, signaling planned continued growth and service to the community.
Memorial Day observances mark the yearly tribute to Civil War fallen from Dauphin and Lebanon counties. Thousands of men women and children visit northern cemeteries to honor the heroes who went to defend the flag in 1861. Many who fought never returned and rest in southern soil.
The speaker urges honoring the fallen with Memorial Day observances noting forty thousand new graves to decorate this year. It emphasizes the sacred duty to remember the honored dead and pay tribute as the last rolls call approaches.
Hershey is praised as a model community famed for health, happiness, and social reform. The piece extols founder generosity, sanitary strength, and the town as a example for workers and reformers nationwide, urging readers to seek the “Press” tonic for spring health.
The article argues that high school alumni associations strengthen ties to schools and stress the value of completing the course. It asks communities to consider forming such an association to keep graduates connected and promote education locally.
The Pennsylvania coal strike ends after a $67,000,000 loss to operators merchants and mine workers. Miners return to work with partial gains but weeks pass before the losses are recovered. A federal commission to mediate capital and labor differences is urged.
A pithy saying compares a knocker who fails to hit the intended nail with missing targets. Each strike misses the point, leaving him sore and ineffective in his efforts.
Harry Shultz of Washington Borough Lancaster County was found dead in bed at William Sayers Columbia Sunday morning. He was about 53, longtime tax collector, and worked for Hershey Improvement Company as trolley railway foreman. He survived by two daughters Miss Alice and Carrie. Funeral held at his son in law’s home and Church of God Washington Borough with interment in the local cemetery.
A bachelor reacts to a girl's claim of remaining unmarried by choosing solitude in the woods. His response reflects humor and social expectations of courtship.
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