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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
7
Parental support shapes youth farm careers as two state cases show. In one family the son thrived with access to prime land, manure, and gear, earning prizes and breeding stock while planning a farming future. In the other, lack of support and misused earnings led the boy to flee to the city, underscoring parental influence on agriculture club outcomes.
At a Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture meeting a motion to favor a closed season for quail or Virginia partridge was approved. Debate centered on hunter farmer licensing and land posting, with concerns about rabbit sales and fair treatment of farmers, ending with the motion to protect quail passing.
The Popular Science Monthly notes Europe and the western United States have nearly equal area and population. Russia in Europe could cover much of the U S. California could hold seven European countries while Rumania houses about 7 million people. Idaho could seat 16 million Europeans, and Montana with North Dakota could hold Spain and Portugal’s 25 million.
An elderly woman in a small town jokes about her hearing after a dynamite explosion. She tells her servant Bella that she heard the knock at the door for the first time in twenty years, turning the moment into a humorously found relief.
In a shop a famous actress famed for youthful looks asked for an alligator skin travelling bag. Lacking that, the dealer offered smooth leather and claimed it’s the same, noting wrinkles are out of fashion and that the correct bag uses skin from a massaged alligator.
In a courtroom scene a prisoner without funds asks for a lawyer. The judge lists available attorneys, naming Mr Smith Mr Brown Mr Green and Mr Alexander. The prisoner selects Mr Alexander after a quick look at the lawyers present.
Brief dialogue hints at a medicine hall purchase and a struggle with swallowing. The quoted lines show tension between care and fear, with a character expressing hopelessness about taking medicine. The fragment lacks clear names, places, or events.
Notice is given that letters testamentary have been granted by the Register of Wills of Dauphin County to TISRSHEY TRUST CO as Executor for the estate of Frans Purcell deceased of Hershey Pennsylvania. All debts should be paid and claims presented for payment to Hershey Trust Co or attorney in Hershey PA.
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