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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1878
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment surveys poets including Keats Wordsworth Swinburne Tennyson Rossetti and Gray, weaving a hazy scene of flowers and fragrance. The text trails with scattered images of lilies poppies buttercups oxeyes violets and Allium, reflecting a bygone literary tone.
An arduous winter night unfolds as Dick Linton and Charley Costarre traverse a New York forest. They seek shelter at a lone hunter Joel’s hut, suspect foul play, and amid fear and sleepwalking danger a deadly shot changes everything. Bertha Linton haunts the memory as the men confront peril in wildwood.
Report notes many European celebrations delayed after the death of King George of Annover. The deceased monarch’s fortune, described as administered to the German Government, is estimated at £2,400,000.
A Philadelphia Universalist clergyman, Rev. R. E. Brooks, near death, had a doctor use a telephone to ease his agony. The doctor relayed a Bible quote from the sick room to the upstairs occupant, and Brooks unexpectedly answered with a line about clouds and darkness, prompting dramatic attention in a recent Christian leader issue.
Foreign correspondent from Brussels describes Le Mannekin the Little Boy statue as a beloved historical fountain in a half circle basin. A bronze figure over 400 years old, guarded by iron railing, with annual costume duties by a city officer. The statue has seen changes from stone to bronze and worn various national colors through wars and regimes.
A wide string of brief items covers global finances, imperial politics, literary health, philanthropy, and oddities. Highlights include Russia's war sum at 988 million rubles, Victor Hugo's recovery, the Count de Chambord’s 3200 contribution, Quebec’s dire finances, colonial beet sugar bids, Zanzibar slave trade reports, Belgian carrier pigeon flights, and a French railway bill episode ending with a charity twist.
A Brussels fountain figure in the civic guard tunic has inspired multiple bequests. The funds support attire for fetes, keep the fountain in good order, and pay for repairs and renewals, with the city administering the fund and funding the Chamberlain.
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