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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1883
Page
2
The 1883 Lancaster paper reflects on the Examiner's bold stance against popular opinion, praising candid critique while noting it may provoke disagreement. It also discusses telegraph strikes, beer ingredient reporting, and electric light innovations with local notes on readers and editors.
A Lancaster Record critique rebukes the Lancaster Examiner for overreaching to define its stance and for pretension in claiming independence. It argues that true public sentiment should guide journalism, not flashy ambition, and warns that reacting to the so called average feelings can mislead and destabilize reason.
A 1883 New York column argues popular movements fail to curb wages for shirt and handkerchief sewers. It notes pay as low as four cents per dozen handkerchiefs, sixteen hourly hours, and four to six dollars weekly wage levels. The piece critiques antimonopoly proposals to govern telegraph rates and labor.
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