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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
4
The Hershey Press outlines Hershey as a model city with new homes garages and active motoring country. It promotes merchants manufacturers and auto commerce and notes contact details postal and telegraph services and half hour railroad connections to Lebannon and Harrisburg.
A 1920s period note celebrates prosperity in Hershey and the Lebanon Valley. It praises crops, banks, homes, schools, churches, automobiles, and living standards while urging a personal and family centered observance of Thanksgiving. It recalls Lincoln’s proclamation and stresses national peace amid wartime hardship.
The report distinguishes cocoa from coca noting they are botanically different and cocaine is not part of cocoa. It explains chocolate and cocoa differ by presence of cacao butter and that both retain nutritive factors. global demand grows faster than supply and Hershey's has seen record sales as consumption doubles in America.
The article notes Hershey Company alone among organizations could fulfill four recent orders from Europe in the last two weeks. It emphasizes cocoa and chocolate as nourishing, safe, and beneficial for health and nerves.
A 1914 letter discusses media self-censorship and public weariness with war reporting. Writers claim sensationalism harms business and trust, noting exaggerated losses and official statements mocked, urging Americans to focus on daily concerns.
A device to shut out eavesdroppers on a section of telephone line is described as a good idea though it may reduce the enjoyment of those with plenty of time. The note references miracles, a Russian navy strike, Asia’s Holy War, and that many states have become dry through constitutional amendments, with liquor legality varying by locale.
A fragmentary poem describes a spirit poised between wind and ocean, hearing winds and stars while the city remains distant. The speaker notes nature’s rhythm outlasting human haste as a deeper message calls the soul to roam beyond urban life. The piece closes with a sense of silent news from the wise world as other voices drift past.
The Hershey Free Public Library saw 232 volumes borrowed last week, a daily average near 39, up from 160 and 27 in October. Seventeen new borrowers raised total to 680, with 41 percent nonresidents. a Special Shelf and weekly reader bulletin boosted access and engagement.
Last Sunday marked a banner day at Holy Trinity Lutheran Bible School with attendance about 60 percent above average and many new scholars. Officers elected include President H G Mumma and Vice President Daniel S Graeff. Next Sunday begins Advent Rally Day focusing on New Testament studies and John the Baptist lessons for adult classes. The Christmas Festival, titled The Consolation of Israel, is set for Christmas night at 6 45 with a sermon titled O earth earth earth hear the Word of the Lord inscribed on the church bell.
Do away with excursion rates after December 15 would raise travel costs from Hershey. One way to Philadelphia would be 2.48 plus 1.70 for a round trip to 4.96. New York would rise to 8.44. Harrisburg would gain 0.06. Reading would go to 2.04. The new schedule added a daily Queen of the Valley stop, and the afternoon express to Philadelphia and New York now halts at Hershey at 4 63 p.m. Passenger business at the station shows large growth.
Bible School at 9 15 a m Sermon at 10 15 a m Junior Hours at 2 00 Senior C G E service at 6 30 Sermon at 7 30 p m Wednesday 7 15 Prayer service Open to everybody special singing and cordial welcome offered by pastors Rev George Snavely Rentz and Rev N L Linebaugh
Rev. Frederick C. Krapf leads Bible School at 1.30 p m Catechumens class at 2 45 p m Chief service at 7 30 p m Week night service Thanksgiving Nov 26 at 7 45 o clock Subject Give thanks unto Him Bible School at 9 00 a m Chief service at 10 15 a m Catechumens classes Wednesday at 3 45 and 7 45 p m Thanksgiving Day service at 10 00 a m.
The Church of the Brethren announces Sunday School at 9:30 a m with preaching at 10:30 a m Elder J H Longenecker in charge. Prayer meeting Saturday at 7:30 p m East of Hershey Love feast Wednesday at 8 p m Thanksgiving morning meeting follows. All welcome.
Frantz Zinner eagerly guides a black capped spider monkey into the baboon cage at Hershey Zoo. The young South American mammal performs rope walking stunts, delighting keepers and rivaling circus acts.
A stranger found a purse near Prospect Heights containing about twenty dollars belonging to a Her shey Company worker. He turned it into the bank and asked it be returned to the owner if found, a graceful act of honesty noted by officials.
French economist Yves Guyot estimates war costs at sixteen million dollars annually for nations, more than double the world’s fold amount. He adds that each fighting day destroys thirty million dollars.
A Fine Yield Toander Groff of Lancaster County planted 26 acres of corn and produced 2500 bushels.
The Ford Motor Company reports total assets of 61,082,257.16 and a surplus of 48,827,082.07 for the year ended September 30, 1914. Cash on hand and in banks reach 27,441,468.79, up from 18,225,710.82 last year. Bankers note the large cash gain despite profit sharing for employees.
Public sale of personal property will be held Saturday November 28 1914 at the late residence of Lydia A Weltmer deceased in Derry Church Pa. Milton H Weltmer administrator will announce sale conditions. J Hess Auct Amos Hegs Clerk.
The Jason, a U S naval auxiliary, carried over 6,000,000 Christmas gifts from every state and Canada to Europe. The cargo included warm clothing and toys for war sufferers, delaying its departure for the Panama Paiva in California.
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