Hershey 1903 to 1916 A Thriving Industrial Town
Hershey grew from farmland to a modern industrial town in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania within the Lebanon Valley. By 1915 it boasted a 40 000 crowd, 28 dairies 8 500 acres of farms 75 000 quarts of milk daily and a large chocolate factory shipping 70 to 100 carloads weekly. The town featured a 34 department department store a public school of 850 pupils a 1600 member library 800 acre industrial school and a 300 acre Hershey Park with a 1500 seat theatre and a 40 piece band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Hershey Consolidated
Derry Township
Hershey Park
Ideal
Schedules in Hershey Trolleys and Trains and Hours of Factories
Local timetable lists trolley routes from Hummelstown to Hershey and connections for Lebanon Elizabethtown Palmyra and Harrisburg with halfhour and hourly departures. It covers Sunday first cars, last cars, and special rules for transfers, plus train east and westbound times, cafe hours, and employment bureau hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Transit Company
Lancaster County
Hummelatown
Arrinburg
Sanday
Eraticy
Lebanon
Elizabethtown
Palmyra
Hershey
Harrisburg
Hummelstown
Conestoga Traction Company
Mount Joy
Lancaster
Fitzalbethtown
Pruning for Trees Aimed at Growth and Health
An article discusses purposeful pruning for fruit trees detailing aims like removing dead wood, correcting growth, shaping young tops, improving sun and air access, and thinning fruiting wood. It urges proper tools from small pocket knives to long-handled shears, and notes pruning timing and technique matter more than sheer force.
Virtues of the Mule
A compact essay extols the mule as patient and diligent with a steady work ethic. It notes the animal’s reliability and describes the business end as notably uplifting, framing the creature as an ideal labor partner.
Watchful Waking Patient And Doctor Quip On Sleep
A humorous dialogue shows a doctor joking that insomnia might solve sonambulism questions while a man named Mr Peck blocks a corner, waiting three hours for his wife and prompting a police nudge to move on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Peck
Rat Proofing Buildings Urged For Food Stores
United States Department of Agriculture specialists warn rats will cause heavy damage to unprotected stores this year. They outline a low cost rat proofing method using half inch mesh wire and an 8 inch galvanized iron strip to form a 36 inch barrier around buildings and along crib driveways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley
Philadelphia
New York
Hershey Farms
Hershey Trust Company
United States
Hershey Central Theatre
Philadelphia and Reading ‘ Railroad
Western Union ‘Telegraph
American Express
Hershey Free Public Library
Hershey Industrial School
Highland Park
America
Hershey Cafe
Hershey Inn
Y. W.C. A. Fire Department
Hershey Press
Chocolate and
Park Avenues
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Willson-Barre
Breau
Information Bureau
Bessie E. Poorman
Carter
Bell Telephone
Locust Street
E. G. Hoover
Jeweler
North Third Street
Harrisburg, Pa
Fred B. Harry
H. C. Dodge
Bogar’s
York, PA
S. C. Stecher
Palmyra, Pa
John C. Moyer
Park Avenue
P. G
J. C. Hess
Derry Road
Headquarters
Ford and Studebaker Automobiles
R. G. Laudermilch Custom Tailor
Palmyr, PA
Hershey Laundry Company
Hershey, Penna
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