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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1884
Page
2
A 1884 Christmas message urges Christian charity toward the poor and afflicted as readers are reminded to balance festivity with empathy. The piece contrasts joyful domestic scenes with sobering poverty, encourages church attendance, and counsels practical benevolence toward struggling families during the season.
The report recalls forged deeds by Smet, Ford, and Wandersmith at Lancaster, its bank collapses and the fall of several major firms, noting Verzog’s unfortunate disclosure caused shock and widespread surprise among residents and victims.
A Albany Journal excerpt quotes a local business figure advising advertising when customers feel financially stretched. He argues readers seek bargains and will switch to stores with modern ads, urging traditional merchants to modernize to stay competitive.
Philadelphia dispatch recalls Doctor Shelly a Whig turned Republican physician of Warwick who died after a long career in education support and horticulture. It notes his education at Lititz Academy and University of Pennsylvania, a large medical library, rural land west of Warwick, and a family including son Linnaeus. His remains rest in New Haven cemetery. GR. B.
The piece laments acts of suicide amid hardship, notes an injured horse valued at 390 dollars, and condemns self harm as insanity. It discusses poverty, pension reliance, benevolence, and the lure of easy money, then ends with rural sleighing scenes shaping a lively Christmas mood.
An advertising blurb proclaims The Weekly Times as a leading family weekly now offered to singles at one dollar per year with an extra copy for clubs of twenty. It highlights the War Annals feature, aims to appeal to veterans and the general public, and outlines postpaid mailing for one dollar yearly with club incentives.
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