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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
7
The article argues lamb demand and meat consumption are rising, with mutton as valuable as beef in food value. It cites Pennsylvania and Minnesota stations on sheep fertility, weed control, and soil benefits, noting labor costs, markets, and land value as advantages while stressing the need for knowledge and proper flock management.
The Denver mint guards about 500 million dollars in gold stored in vaults described as burglar and bomb proof. Officials note the price is fixed at 20.67 per ounce and that most gold used for credit remains in New York and Washington mints. In a crisis, bullion could be moved to Denver for safety.
The verse exalts a gardener who grows perfect potatoes tomatoes peas beets corn cucumbers cabbage and more. It notes his prizes and dreams of seed catalog perfection while a sudden aside mentions the janitor’s burial and a death in Lehigh Burr.
The funeral for Levi Zimmerman, longtime Palmyra church officer and builder of three Lutheran churches, was held Friday from his Derry Church home. A large procession and many ministers attended, with out of town guests including Rev Amos Zimmerman of Selinsgrove and Dr Joseph Zimmerman of Lebanon.
Dr R H Von Ezdorf of the U S Public Health Service outlines a statewide anti malaria campaign selecting one urban and one rural model community in a malarial region. Drainage screening and mosquito eradication under sanitary engineers will be implemented with two years of supervision and data to prove malaria can be eradicated.
The article urges careful soil enhancement with manure for higher tomato yields and frost protection methods. It warns against fresh stable manure, recommends Bordeaux mixture to deter flea beetles, and suggests using bran mash for cutworms. It also covers soil nutrients, transplant watering, plantation size, early tillage, and single stem training with staking.
Evidence shows Mary telling a man that Myrtle left her pipe and tobacco on the piano. The dialogue reveals Mary’s visit to see him and identifies Myrtle as the person involved.
Postal savings deposits at the post office can now reach $1,000 with interest. The former maximum was $500 and monthly deposits were limited to $100 under prior law. The amended statute removes this monthly cap.
A San Francisco clubman with a San Mateo country home suffers a late night auto delay and cannot reach a telephone. His wife, anxious about his whereabouts, telegrams five friends asking if he is spending the night with them. Each reply arrives with the same answer: Yes, Jack is spending the night with me.
A humorous anecdote recounts a traveling salesman who marries a very homely woman. During courtship he bragged it was a pleasure to enter a field with no competition, reflecting lighthearted dating banter from the era.
In a light exchange from the Yonkers Statesman, a remark about Boreno women describes elongated ear lobes as a beauty mark while a playful aside from Egbert jokes about corn on the cob, highlighting casual social humor.
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