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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1883
Page
2
The April 27 1883 issue notes press deadlines and author authentication. It mocks firebags in Easton and Lancaster punishment, jokes about a treasury paradise for matches, and remarks on canning fruit poisoning risks. It mentions Minneapolis police street checks and carnival circus humor. The Star Route trials are summarized as costly with uncertain outcomes but potential public good.
The piece urges parents to tailor reading to a child’s nature and to avoid harsh thrillers and gore. It favors lighter stories over violent Western sagas and argues for careful, affordable selections suitable for undeveloped minds. It cautions against overburdening young readers.
A brief item notes the incorporation of the California Ostrich Farming Company. The remainder reports a Mississippi cyclone killing eighty three people injuring over three thousand eight hundred and widespread property losses.
A discussion argues that classic novels including Robinson Crusoe and Arabian Nights are suitable for youths and stimulate learning. It warns parents not to demand heavy scholarly works and suggests modern novels by Dickens and Hawthorne aid instruction while cautioning that entertainment should not disrupt studies. The piece notes Britain’s stance on dynamite operators and American reactions.
A set of fragmented remarks touches on fresh eggs and cucumbers aiding the medical trade. It notes a recurring issue with fire-bugs in Lancaster and hints at wedding invitations causing slighted feelings. The piece praises restraint at funerals and mentions a baby mishap related at 2 Main Street.
Buch & Co. buys 2900 lbs from Joshua Lamin and 4026 lbs from Christian Miller in New Haven. Other Erie area lots include Daniel Arehart, Jacob Neusinger, Christian S. Risser, Hiram Salmer, Henry Bollinger, Henry Stephan, Henry Pfautz, Amos Brubaker, and Andrew Ruch across multiple acre prices. Reports note mixed Pennsylvania sales with weak 81 price levels and strong 82 and 82 Pennsylvania deals. sparrow petition circulates in Lancaster seeking authority to destroy English sparrow for agricultural harm.
From the Lititz bifurcation near Lititz Drug Store comes an advertisement for pure Rye Whiskey Troll and Gin Imported Wines and French Brandy plus bone ivory canes and extras. The notice lists paints seeds soap matches soap and hotel rates at St Elmo Hotel Arch Street Philadelphia with Josurn M Freer proprietor urging patronage.
An advertisements style notice describes low prices and samples for Hamburg Edging or Krab embroidery, towels, sugar, butter color, and mackerel. It also notes a stock register of sales and a printed sales list process at the Record Office. The April 28 notice records a sale at the late residence of Sarah Conn on Main Street Lititz with an administrator James Geitner.
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