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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1885
Page
2
The Lititz Record issues a Friday morning publication notice stating it goes to press every afternoon and cannot guarantee content after Wednesday noon. Submissions must be authenticated with the writer’s name and address for good faith, though not guaranteed for publication.
A 1883 column extols flower gardens as home virtue and beauty. It debunks political cranks while praising Cleveland era civil service and pragmatic governance, then notes urban improvements, skating craze, and Leopold’s drilling expertise as practical home improvements.
Easter observances at Pauls Reformed Church featured morning services, a large catechumen examination, and an evening sermon by Rev. Bachman. Saturday confirmed catechumens and a Sunday School festival at Evangelical Lutheran marked the holiday with elaborate decorations, music, and readings led by Rev. Fernsler and others. Local notes mention a Strasburg boy injured by a horse kick, mill repairs, and a Lancaster County Mutual Insurance agency notice.
A stray local column describes a crayon portrait of W. R. Nauman by Frank Hillmaker, arrests for street games, church events at St. Paul’s, Decoration day plans for veterans, tobacco shipments, dull trade, improving turnpikes, coachmaking, distillery output, and April showers. It mentions Lititz and Sporting Hill, Manheim marble works, and a humorous tale of a perfumed kitchen incident.
An editor from Ft. Wayne Indiana praises Dr King's New Discovery for severe and mild coughs. He claims five years of complete relief and urges readers to visit Lititz Drug Store for a free trial bottle, with large size priced at one dollar.
The notice highlights Banamaker's pardapeyesia in April 1885 with bold claims about dollar cloths and cheap plaids. It touts dollar ladies cloths at 75 cents and six yards for $4.50, plus assorted plaids and stripes. It also notes silk trends, predicting Faille Francaise will supplant gros grain in higher silk grades.
The article reviews fabrics and textures from cashmere and faille francais to gros grain, noting faille francais tightness and wash resistance. It lists five waste prices for Faille Prangaise and describes novelty jerseys, trimmed stockinet pieces, and all silk or all wool jerseys with varied finishes and colors. It concludes with a Lincoln address at Chestnut Thirteenth and Market, and City Hall Square.
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