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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
4
The Hershey Press weekly issue from Hershey Pennsylvania published May 24, 1917 by Hershey Printing Company. It notes it is entered at the Hershey Post Office as second class matter and is issued on Thursdays.
The article notes the United States has joined the war in name for two months while mobilizing fully for a multi year conflict. It describes 5 million German troops, U boat destruction, and American plans including 2 million men, selective draft, a food dictator, and $100 million in shipbuilding as part of a titanic struggle anticipated into 1918.
President Wilson declined Roosevelt’s offer to command a division to Europe and chose a regular army unit under General John J. Pershing. Pershing, famed as a fighter and organizer, has long led U S troops from the Apache campaigns to the Philippine and Mexican conflicts. Born in Missouri in 1860s, Pershing’s career includes El Caney, San Juan, and the Moro campaigns, earning titles and enduring personal tragedy before advancing to corps command.
Judge Moser and Judge Cummings excused all farmers from jury duty at the Northumberland County Criminal Court term beginning May 21. Moser urged farmers to focus on agriculture saying two potatoes could grow where one did, as their patriotic duty.
The article notes chewing gum production dwarfs foreign trade data and details U S imports of chicle from Britain Honduras Canada and Mexico. It cites annual import ranges from 2 445 000 to 13 758 000 pounds with 8 250 000 pounds as a rough present day usage and tracks rising average import value per pound from 15 to 47 cents by 1981.
The Medical Review of Reviews cites D. Jacob Grossman warning that infants should not wear shoes and should walk barefoot to develop proper muscles. It notes the standard adult shoe deforms feet, with high heels stressing the foot and creating weak feet as they grow.
A short dialogue shows an officer testing his servant about a prepared soup and an implied escape or misstep described as going out by the roof with playful miscommunication the scene hints at a military kitchen vignette.
A vignette notes how selfish motives intrude even in acts of kindness. It contrasts a wooden legged man needing only one shoe, illustrating the pervasiveness of self-interest in everyday life.
Morning preaching at 9 15 and 7 30 in the evening Junior Christian Endeavor at 2 and Senior at 6 30 Prayer meeting at 7 30 on Wednesday evening Continental church calendar lists these events and times for worship and youth groups.
Sunday School at 9 30 with morning worship at 10 30 led by Rev R H Taylor at the Holy Trinity Evangel Lutheran Church. Evening services at 7 30 with Bible School at 9 15 and Lutheran League at 6 45 led by Rev John Irwin Meek. Union Circuit Fishburns Church preaches at 10 30 with Christian Endeavor at 6 30 before Union Deposit location.
Hershey Men's Club beat Lebanon High School 9 to 6 at Park diamond in a listless contest with bursts of hitting. Foster and Erickson sparked a five run first inning, and Erickson added a homer in the second. Lebanon rallied for five in the eighth before Hershey held on. Next Saturday features Florin Professionals.
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