Milton Hershey's First Piece Of Candy

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Did you know that Milton Hershey was poor, and started his business off of 100 dollars. I picked him because he made one of the best candy companies in the world, but he also opened up a school for needy children who can’t afford the cost. I liked how even though milton's business was a success he still remembered what it was like to be poor, and he didn’t want other children to not have an education due to not having a lot of money. Milton Hershey didn’t make his first piece of candy successfully for a while. This is because he never had talent in business.
Milton would work late in the kitchen making candies. The first piece of candy Milton ever made was carmal. While his caramel company started to become successful, he started his Chocolate

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