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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
3
The annual Farmers Week at Pennsylvania State College runs December 27 to January 3 with lectures and demonstrations across agriculture and home economics. Women will study homekeeping. youths have a special program. an evening on stage and a chorus sing.
Gettysburg College dazzled Bucknell with a standout performance as a former Central High School star dominated the game. He scored all 17 points, returned a 30 yard punt, and led Gettysburg to its first win over Lewistown collegians before a 6000 strong crowd.
Harrisburg Independent reports the Harrisburg five defeated Hancock of Philadelphia 52 to 36 at Chestnut Street Arena. The first half saw Harrisburg race to a 36 to 15 lead as McCord, Gerdes, and N Ford sparked scoring and McCord went eight-for-eight from the foul line. G Ford added four quick baskets in the second half, with Geisel solid in defense. A near thousand fans witnessed the win, setting up a showdown with Williamsport at the Auditormium next Saturday.
The piece explains energy wasted in downhill braking and how it could be stored to assist starting. It cites methods from spring-powered cars to hilltop stations and notes the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line using downhill braking to generate power for uphill pulls, via motors acting as dynamos as trains descend.
An 1890s report explains how a motor can pull a load uphill by drawing current from a trolley-wire system. The added energy stored in the wire boosts the motor's efficiency and enables sustained ascent.
Ernest Thompson Seton described a novel ridding method at the American Ornithologists Union meeting in Philadelphia. He showed two kinds of bird traps one made from a tree limb and a tin can decorative in form. Trapped sparrows may be released to teach others to avoid such traps.
A stout man complains the narrow pointed shoes are too tight while a blithe salesman notes the season’s trend. The stout man retorts with a wry quip that his feet belong to last season. The exchange captures a humorous clash over style and fit.
The passage notes that Shakespeare altered spellings in his will and that Stratford records show sixteen variants. It cites Dowden advocating Shakespere and Shakspere in scholarly works, while the modern accepted spelling remains Shakespeare.
Two sailors Scotticism McTavish and Macpherson drift in an open boat. McTavish on his knees pleads for mercy, acknowledging years of hard drinking and promising reform if they are spared. Macpherson interrupts, fearing commitment, then suggests he sees land ahead.
Jimmy Jones quickly listed eleven Antarctic animals to the teacher. The slate showed six seals four polar bears and one walrus as the final answer.
Detroit Free Press notes a cryptic exchange where a man hints at a claim about marriage affecting his willingness to speak. The fragment suggests a tense social dynamic and possible scandal or power play implied by the remark.
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