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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
4
The Hershey Press notes strong support for a federal prohibition law with a push to pass in Congress for the District of Columbia. It highlights Pennsylvania as a wet state with rising signs of change amid nationwide shifts. includes public sentiment on the president and governance.
In a post election reflection Americans unite across parties, noting voters chose better candidates locally and fearing House balance. The piece urges unity, a protective tariff, and bipartisan cooperation to safeguard the nation's industrial base and future prosperity.
The article reports Judge Ben 3B Lindsey winning re election as Denver juvenile judge. It notes he led county ticket votes, portrays the victory as a civic triumph, and claims opponents failed to present a clean campaign while most local contests favored the strongest candidates.
The Anti-Saloon League reports a sweeping shift toward state wide prohibition with Michigan Nebraska Montana and South Dakota approving by large margins Idaho adopting a constitutional amendment by three to one Utah likely to enact statewide prohibition and several states defeating anti prohibition measures. Twenty four of forty eight states now favor statewide prohibitions.
A poem-like call prompts bold action in open field play urging swift tackles and self reliance. It celebrates readiness to seize the moment as fate shifts toward effort and courage with the spring sports ethos.
The Hershey Industrial School received a carload of Hempshire hogs from Chicago. The animals were placed in the abattoir pen to be slaughtered in due course.
J R Horning of Washington DC, a veteran printer, spent several days in Hershey visiting Mr and Mrs J R Potts. He called the Hershey Press the most modern plant he had seen and noted there is but one Hershey in the country.
Mrs. John B. Sneath suffered a badly dislocated wrist after a fall from a first floor window while cleaning. She lost her balance and tumbled to the ground, resulting in injury that required medical attention.
A fortune teller warns of death as Jones jokes during a supper scene about his wife at the movies. The remark blends superstition with a light domestic banter.
Help wanted ads for Hershey Store departments include extra clerks in shoe, Gents furnishings, clothing, and general merchandise. Ages 19 to 35 with experience preferred. German language ability a plus. Also seeking a skilled electrician and a stable worker. Rent and rental notices, washing services, found gloves, and a young men extra work role at Hershey trolley area. Local notices list vacancies and a missing gloves find.
Hershey in Dauphin County near Harrisburg grows into a major center with 1900s to 1910s development. population around 1600 with 2000 nearby workers. 1903 founding. 1913 tenth anniversary with 30000 attendees. record crowd 40000 on June 6 1915. Industries include a large chocolate factory using 75000 quarts of milk weekly. 8500 acres of Hershey farms. 28 dairies with 1500 high grade cows. a multi department department store. Hershey Trust Company with 2 million dollars in resources. transit lines, theatre, post, telegraph, and express services. Model town housing, a public school opened 1914 at 120000 cost, library with 1400 members, industrial school on 800 acres, and Hershey Park with 300 acres, band, orchestra, zoo, and attractions.
Farm hands and dairy milking jobs listed with steady year round work and good wages. Track repairmen, stone masons, typist and stenographer roles offered by Hershey Employment Bureau in Hershey Pa. Young men urged to apply for confidential clerk trainees at the Young Men’s Business Institute Harrisburg.
Trolley times outline service for Hershey Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Elizabethtown Palmyra and connections. First cars range from 5 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. Sundays, with departures every hour on the hour or at half past, plus 15 minute offsets for some routes. Last cars run around 11:15 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Also notes on connecting trains, fare points, and hours for cafes and the employment bureau.
Advertisements seek dairy farm workers and house cleaners at Hershey Pa with roles including cream separator operation bottle milk boiler care plus night telephone operator positions for youths and general laborers for dining hall waiters and corn cutters with steady hours and good pay indicated by the Hershey Employment Bureau listings. An experienced dairyman is also sought to manage a 129 acre farm and 40 milk cows by letter application to John H Louser Lebanon Pa.
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity led by Rev. John Irwin Meek lists a Bible School at 9 15 A M worship and sermon at 10 30 A M Luther League devotional at 6 45 P M and choir practice Thursday at 8 P M The evening topic is The Development of American Lutheran Higher Education.
Rev. R. R. Butterwick presides as Sunday School begins at 9 15 and preaching at 10 16 with the theme The Christian Law of Life. Junior Christian Endeavor meets at 2 00 and the Anniversary of the Christian Endeavor Society at 7 00 with E FE McCurdy of Lebanon Penna expected to deliver the address.
Union Deposit Sunday School at 9 30 A M preaching at 10 30 A M Christian Endeavor at 6 30 P M Fishburn s Church Sunday School at 9 30 A M Christian Endeavor at 6 30 P M Revival Services at 7 30 P M Pastor Rev G W Hallman
Jinko-Yes, the neighbors awed six umbrellas, but recognized them all.
The Derry Presbyterian Church announces Sunday School for ages sixteen and up at 9 30 a.m. followed by the preaching service at 10 30 a.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 p.m. and Evening Worship at 7 30 p.m.
Female applicants over 18 with clear voice and neat penmanship needed. Hours vary weekdays 6 PM to 10 PM and Sundays alternating 7:30 AM to 12 Noon or 12 Noon to 6 PM. Apply in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The Church of the Brethren lists a Thursday 7 30 PM prayer meeting a Sunday School at 930 AM a Christian Workers Meeting at 630 PM and a preaching service at 730 PM for weekly worship and fellowship.
A physical statement notes that at an altitude of about 50 miles the Earth's atmosphere becomes negligible, leaving near vacuum conditions. No sustained air resistance or breathable air present, affecting flight and spaceflight considerations.
The Commonwealth Trust Company acting for George J. Eppley a Lunatic will sell at public auction in Hershey Pennsylvania on November 18 1916 at 2 PM. Real estate on Chocolate Avenue includes a 60 by 150 foot lot with a 2 1 2 story eight room frame dwelling and garage. Also offered are ten shares of Hershey Trust Company capital stock. Terms to be announced by the committee.
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