Fire at Hershey plant destroys over half a million in chocolate
A Sunday blaze on the fourth floor of Building 25 at the Hershey Chocolate Company plant in Hershey Dauphin County caused losses exceeding $500,000. More than 1,000,000 pounds of powder chocolate in manufacture was ruined, with water and smoke damage to other stock. The steel concrete fire proof building limited the fire to the origin floor, thought due to spontaneous combustion. A separate ad notes an extra 5 percent discount on clothing or shoes at Lititz Clothing and Shoe Store, 17 South Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Chocolate
Hershey Chocolate Company
Hershey
Dauphin County
Lititz Clothing
Broad Street
Army and Navy Notes on Tropical Campaigns and War Letters
Letters from servicemen in the tropics recount harsh heat, dangerous creatures, and travel since Thanksgiving. A marine mentions killing an octopus on the beach and war life in France includes trench conditions and snow. Idaho warns on fuel scarcity urging wood use and railroads selling old ties for fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Gooding
Forest Reserve
Agricultural Notes: Tobacco varieties and farm events
Agricultural notes describe a government tobacco station near Ephrata overseen by Otto Olson. Varieties include Cuban Honduras Mexican Little Dutch Zimmer Spanish and non nicotine with Slaughter strain yielding 200 to 300 more pounds per acre. Leaves reach six inches and seed stock counts show high production. Prices rise as packers buy early while shooks sell for 3.20 and insurance costs climb. Local meetings highlight Society of Farm Women honoring sons, pruning demonstrations, and a Robert Seeds lecture on life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hirschman
Ephrata
Otto Olson
Olson
Honduras
Esbenshade
W. M. Pfautz
Sales of farm stock and house goods listed for March sales
A notice of sales printed at the RECORD office outlines scheduled auctions in March. Entries include livestock and farming implements in Warwick, Clay and Penn townships, a large annual sale at the Warwick House, and multiple Lititz household furniture auctions. Executed by assignees, executors, and administrators for various estates with dates from March 6 to March 30, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zartowan’s Mil
Brickerville
Dr. Herts Farm
Irwin Horst
Harry H. Hollinger
Harvey Hess
Elizabeth Township
Clay
Warwick House
Litits
Lime Rock
Penn Twp
Faror
Albert K. Longenecker
D. McMullen
Kissel Till
Warwick Township
Jamis M
Charles H. Ricksecker
East Main Street
Lititz
Fianna R. Eberry
Front Street
Samuel Folia
Premie Street
Hnos R. Baker
Property sale notice for Lititz property in 1918
On Saturday March 23 1918 at 7 40 p m the administrator of Clayton Meiskey late of Lititz Borough deceased will sell at public sale at the Springs Hotel Lititz Pa by order of the Orphans Court all that certain lot or piece of ground at the northwest corner of South Spruce and West Lemon streets Lititz fronting 40 feet on West Lemon street and extending 200 feet along Spruce Street with a two story brick dwelling house on it. Sale attended and terms announced by Marky Meiskey administrator and Wissler attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Meiskey
Lititz
Springs Hotel
Spruce
West Lemon Streets
Lemon Street
Marky
Meiskey H
Snavely
Joseph B. Wissler
Assignee Public Sale March 5 1918 in Elizabeth Twp
Public sale by Tobias Haldeman on premises near Zartmen’s milk route in Elizabeth township. Items include two horses two stock one heater, wagons, a Jenny Lind, sleighs, tools, machines, farming gear, and assorted articles not named. Sale starts at 1 PM with terms announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry R. Hollinger
Elizabeth Township
Zartmen’s Milk
Brickerville
Frogpty
Lowit
Jenny Lind
Tobias Haldeman
Audt
Irwin Tiorst
Harry K. Hollinger
Public Sale At Eph rata Naband Exchange Stables
On Saturday March 2 1918 a public sale will be held at Will Leber s Naband exchange stables Eph rata. The sale offers an express carload of items to be listed and transfer of ownership to bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossom Hill
A. B. Vogel
Fruitville
Fruit Growers Association
Vogel
Will Leber
Naband Xchange
Ephrata
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thrift For Children
J. H. Breitigan
Army and Navy Notes
Donner Brenner
Marine Service
Tropics
Ira
Fairland
Elmer C. Wylian
France
Partner
Sun Hill
Adams
Charles
Sloan’s Liniment
Borden’s
QuickCorn
Bunion
J. E. Charles
Dewitt
Dean’s Kidney Pills
Fletcher
Castoria
E. Charles
Society of Farm Women
Ben. L. Miller
Bob Seeds
Rothsville
Rothsville High School
Robert
Seeds
Lancaster General Hospital
Pegee
Dissinger’s
Lancaster
Idonovan
Victor
Columbia
Illinois
H. D. Piosoco
Jos. W. Baker
Anna B. Roland
Clay Township
Gourty
Padaw
H. Frank Eshieats
Frank
Roland
Brotherville
H. Roland Litity
Penn Township
Halfville
Paul Kener
Albert HK. Longenecker
United States
Canada
England
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
Italy
Spain
Mexico
Pru
Argentine
Brasil
Cuba
Guatemala
South Africa
Australia
Moline Sales
Moline-Universel
Moline
Universal
Pearcat
M. K. Hoke
Penryn
Odin
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