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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
6
An exhibit in a New York Fifth Avenue house showcased a broad range of Winter costumes. Cloaks featured fullness at the lower edge, and gowns used gray fabrics with sheer sleeves in various lengths. Sleeves extended to the elbow in many outfits, while high necks gave way to low necklines.
Use oatmeal as a hard water softener. To clean painted walls dissolve borax in water and wash, then dry. Test if lard is hot for frying by a lit match. A lemon juice gargle helps sore throat. Remove coffee and tea stains with borax soak and boiling water rinse.
The Hummelstown Sun laments heavy advertising from state and national governments with no funding to cover it. It critiques Boise Penrose for sending a 1915 Republican campaign text-book and questions why county printers are excluded when county printing is allocated.
Affection and prudence collide as a hand sewn shoe requires 1,160 stitches. A man’s success may shield an inventor from mockery while warning against careless spending. The neighbors’ watchful eyes add social pressure amid wartime thrift.
Robbie and his father explore a field and meet a cow. The boy asks about horns and the father explains they are horns. The cow moos, and Robbie wonders which horn blew.
A Western Pennsylvania reminiscence describes Celestia in Sullivan County once settled by Seventh Day Adventists led by Peter Armstrong. The 60 thousand dollar fund, deeded four square miles to Almighty God and His heirs, collapsed after Armstrong’s death, leaving a lone survivor, A C Jenkins, as night watchman at Eagles Mere Hotel. The tale ties the abandoned colony to a tax sale and a quixotic prophecy from 1881 about the end of the world.
Walt Mason portrays Pumpkinville where fourteen churches lack steady support and struggle to fund coal and kerosene. Pastors appear hungry and weary as they juggle chicken suppers to keep lit. The churchyards are unkempt, and funds for paint and glass are scarce.
A Board of Trade official counters bread scare stories, stating Britain has ample white bread wheat and high domestic production. He cites eleven months to July wheat and flour imports totaling about 200 million bushels plus 76 million produced domestically, versus prewar 195 million imported and 66 million grown. He notes bread costs about one and a half cents per loaf locally, versus five cents in America.
An article outlines creating a glass covered fernery with Maiden Hair and other ferns and woodland plants. It explains potting, fresh earth, watering, light, temperature, and ventilation for year round greenery and spring bloom.
A reflective poem marking a ninety three year birthday. The speaker notes aging, the reaper, and the cross as faith sustains through a long life. Poems speak of dusk, peace, and trust as the author vows to face death with spiritual assurance.
A brief exchange shows a job seeker being directed to an available position by the Chief Clerk. The moment underscores a straightforward hiring cue with a ready seat behind the clerk for the candidate.
In a dramatic recount Mr Brown notes a trolley crash left a victim seriously injured who asks about recovery. He reads of a separate incident at White’s house where a servant girl allegedly placed gunpowder in a fire causing a blast through the roof. Mrs White endures further maid troubles as another leaves without notice.
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