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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1884
Page
2
The Lititz Record states it goes to press Thursdays. advertisers must provide notices by Wednesday evening and supply name and address for insertion guarantees. Editor J. F. Boca notes Thursday afternoon press schedule and limits on late material.
The article debates the Republican race for the Chicago convention and James G Blaine as a leading favorite. It weighs Blaine's qualifications, rival support, and potential ticket combinations including Lincoln, amid party divisions and press opinion. It also notes broader public mood and recent political commentary in Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
A long critique leads into the spectacle of the rare Siamese White Elephant, a holy symbol in Buddhist lore, exhibited by the Forepaugh show in Lancaster on April 26. The piece notes the creature’s age, tuskless form, and reverence across Siam Burmah and nearby territories, quoting Vincent’s Land of the White Elephant. It ends with an ad for Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets and English remedies sold at Lititz Drug Store.
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