Public Library and Town Prosperity in Hershey Vision
A long quotation paints Hershey as far advanced over sister towns with a 1500 seat theatre, 325 guest cafe, limestone buildings, gymnasium, natatorium, YMC A and YWCA, a $1250000 bank capital, 818000 deposits, modern printery, a department store, a three story high school, a Froebel kindergarten, a small zoo, a park of 300 acres with a baseball field and miniature railway, and a Hershey factory employing up to 1200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Y. MC
Froebel
Iiniature Railway
Atea
Ghoogla
On Reading Shakespeare The Great Dramatist
A reverent appraisal of William Shakespeare describing his genius as unmatched in human history. The essay praises his characters, language, and influence, arguing Shakespeare transcends Homer and ranks with God in nature as humanity’s enduring source of knowledge and beauty. It notes critics worldwide celebrate Hamlet and Shakespeare’s mastery of the English tongue.
A Demoralizing Sport and a Nation’s Taste for Risk
The piece condemns auto racing and looping stunts as brutal spectacles that endanger lives. It compares American crowds to ancient Rome, citing a Newark tragedy with six killed and twenty injured, and argues such events corrupt moral standards and should be illegal.
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Newark
N. Jd
Hershey’s
Coliseum
Wright Brothers
Rome
Public Library Aims to Elevate Hershey Community
The remarks praise a planned library building as a Bodleian like center in Hershey. It will support the High School Y M C A and Y W C A, attract residents, and act as a cultural hub for taste and refinement, aided by the founder’s existing benefactions.
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Bodleian
Hershey
Reading the Depths of a Great Mind with Plain Speech
A compact praise of a highly clear writer whose simple diction opens vast intellectual riches. The author is likened to Aladdin’s cave, inviting all to enter and claim knowledge if they possess the right key.
Perseus Steamer Sinking Aboard Lifesaving Preservers
Report on the Perseus wreck near the wharf where all 1200 passengers escaped as life preservers kept them afloat. The tale notes many New Jersey politicians aboard and wearing life vests, with the number reportedly rising daily.
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N.S. World
Perseus
New Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
BY Tse
Hershey Printing Company
Hershey, PA
M.S. Hershey
J. R. Slavery
Wolliasr E. Wriest
F. B. Sayter
Hershey’s Weekly
Intershey
Shakespeare
Jacob
Rachel
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