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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
3
Harrisburg adopts an ordinance requiring dimming of automobile searchlights within city limits. The measure, endorsed by The Star Independent, aims to reduce glare and prevent accidents affecting drivers and pedestrians. It becomes effective September 15 and should be enforced strictly.
The State board of education moves to complete purchase of the State Normal School at Shippensburg valued near a quarter million dollars. The state pays 10 500 for stock and assumes 26 000 debt. Acquisition of the normal schools at Kutztown and Millersville will finish in a fortnight, leaving three schools remaining.
Notices to dog owners require payment of a cog tax of fifty cents for males and one dollar for females when personal tax assessments are issued between Monday and December 1. The district constable will execute the animal for nonpayment, earning a one dollar fee. failure by the constable to kill or by the assessor to levy triggers a two dollar fine payable to the county treasurer.
The peach orchards around Middletown are at peak bearing season as local owners rush to harvest a bumper crop. Several fine orchards lie within a few miles of the town, contributing to a strong harvest period for the region.
Apple and peach orchards managed by The Pennsylvania State College produced promising crops after spring pruning and spraying. Demonstrations will feature graders, sizing, and packing. three-year campus oversight spans Allegheny, Beaver, Erie and Westmoreland counties.
Grand Master Col L A Watres laid the cornerstone as the Masonic ritual proceeded. James I Buchanan, a 33rd degree Mason and Pittsburgh council member, was the orator. Prominent Masons attended. Luncheon for guests followed in the hall dining room. New granite cottages three stories high with basement will cost over $100 000.
The piece criticizes soda fountains for serving sweetened chemical drinks that mimic fruits but offer little nourishment. It argues real fruit juice drinks with added water make better sherbets and beverages. It also condemns inadequate glass cleansing, noting cold water washing fails to remove germs.
Swift & Co of Chicago announces a pension fund with 20 million dollars accumulated over six years for 80 000 employees at Chicago plant and branches. Minimum pension set at 240 dollars per year with more funds to follow. Studebaker Corp of South Bend also adopts a similar plan for 4000 workers. The move is praised as promoting better employer employee relations nationwide.
A mother consoles her startled son after he recounts a nightmare of fighting a bear. She suggests the dream hints at the missing mince pie from last night, prompting a playful parental mystery.
Dialogue shows Pat asking how to tell a turkey's age Casey replies teeth are the clue Pat corrects that turkeys have no teeth Casey insists he has teeth, turning a rural joke into a playful misdirection about aging poultry.
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