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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
6
Reports recount household power from a farm stream near Ephrata, with Ephrata Lebanon Electric expected to run a 23 mile line in an hour. Harrisburg man ethics, cholera deaths among hogs near Elizabethtown. Palmyra schools prepped for September 8 opening. many local marriages, baptisms, and church events. large Lebanon cattle sale yields over 14 thousand dollars. various accidents and civic notices across towns.
Bindnagles Church hosts Mrs. Kate Lutz and family with Hershey visitors including Samuel Bright hill and Dr. Betz of Palmyra. Ira Claire Shell’s funeral held at Grantville. East Hanover schools reopen with strong turnout. Agnes Schroll teaching Grantville School. Local families Bacastow Bacastow and Brighthill visited Palmyra Harrisburg. Hershey farmers haul lime from Bradley quarries.
The piece notes the Civil War veterans grow fewer as the Pension Bureau reduces clerical staff. It reflects on aging veterans dying year by year and predicts eventual closures of pension buildings and homes if wars or new pensions emerge, praising a grateful nation for past support.
A farm column urges supporting farm boys in county fairs livestock and grain judging contests. It argues early encouragement boosts confidence and fostered effort, warning against parental neglect and praising the value of public demonstrations for self improvement.
Praise for the press staff and management at the Morshay Press notes its up to date reporting and attractive layout. The item highlights weekly publication, strong readership appeal, and the plant's role in producing and distributing the paper.
General Percin analyzes war expenses to compute the cost of each death across conflicts. He cites France in 1870 71 spending 600 million dollars plus indemnities and interest totaling about 1.4 billion, then lists other wars with per death costs of 21000 in 1870 71 15400 in 1877 78 and 20400 in 1905. He concludes that disease and fatigue may erode armies more than rifles or cannons.
Pennsylvania reports 83 licensed cold storage warehouses held 14 638 816 dozens of eggs on July 1, about 175 665 800 eggs for 8 million residents. Stores also contained 1 687 799 pounds of beef veal lamb pork, over 2 500 000 pounds of fish poultry game, plus 500 000 eggs not in shells and 5 000 plus packages of eggs not in shells. Butter exceeded 5 million pounds with 2 000 butter packages. Ownership mostly lies with space renters rather than the warehouses.
The text compiles Napoleon era maxims on unity of command, the role of love and distraction in leadership, truth and deception in rulers, kingship outcomes, and the imagination in governance. It contrasts civilization, patriotism, and divisions between East and West.
United States Senator John Sharp Williams addresses wartime turmoil in the Senate. He laments education and social progress being stunted while warning against misattributing blame for international conflict. He notes feeling restrained by official stature and vows to express stronger thoughts if free to do so.
The war in Europe slashes U S imports of hides and skins valued at about 46 million dollars, with calfskins cattlehides goatskins and sheepskins in short supply. U S production lags population growth and major tanners warn of closures within weeks.
The India Office blue book reports a March 10 1911 census covering about 315,166,806 people across 1.8 million square miles. It details Hindu and Muslim majorities, Buddhist and Christian minorities, and the vast labor forces in agriculture and industry amid railway and river logistics challenges.
Fragment from a poem or literary note mentioning William Watson and London writers. The text laments war, calls for honest words, and references a fire set by a target figure. Association with The Troublay of the World suggests a historical pamphlet or satirical verse. The exact source and framing remain unclear.
A garbled ancient wonders list names the pyramids of Heypt and Diana at Apha nus, the Hanging Gardens of Baby lon, Colossus at Rhodes, Mausoleum at Calbearnassus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Phiding, and the Pharog in Beypt at Alekandria.
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