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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1885
Page
2
Friday publication policy from editor J Bucs states live matter is limited by Thursday afternoon press time and requires authenticating name and address for communications. It warns advertisers and others to submit by Wednesday noon if possible.
The 1885 London press notes wheat may not meet home demand, with foreign markets expected to seek wheat as foreign crops are overestimated and shrinking. Farmers holding grain could see higher prices soon, while other items discuss calamities, liquor licenses, weather shifts, and quaint local notices.
Israel Burkholder of West Mail township was disinherited by a drunken man who later rewrote a new will. The second will destroyed the first, but the death caused by a fast ride while intoxicated left the original will void. The family sued tavern keepers. evidence showed the decedent was in feeble mental condition when the second will was made. The jury voided the later will and awarded Burkholder’s family the entire estate.
A large crowd gathered for services at the Evangelical Lutheran church, but Rev. Fernster fell ill, delaying or halting the planned protracted meeting. Attendees lingered in hopes of his arrival as plans shifted to other topics from St. Valentine’s Day to community notices and a modest tobacco market report.
An accident on the Pennsylvania railroad near South Fork, eight miles beyond Connemaugh, killed Rev. Joseph Erb of the M. H. church and another man, with a third seriously injured. Erb had recently joined a horse sale venture with Mr Bowman of Epirata and died in the crash as the train halted due to obstruction ahead.
A free temperance lecture will be given Monday evening at 7 50 by Rev J T Hansilton of Philadelphia under the W G E U auspices. The Moravian Chapel hosts the event and the public is invited. A collection will be taken at the close.
Will resume operations soon at Sporting Hill distillery run by Henry Kauffman. Despite small capacity, the establishment earns a solid reputation for quality liquor crafted without foreign ingredients and supplies a large Lancaster tribe with weekly barrel shipments. Owen P Bricker, IMsq., attorney at law, visits Lancaster Saturdays and Mondays at 15 East King Street office for legal matters.
Fragment from a Philadelphia market report notes the sale of Guinet black silk at three quarters, triggering speculation among city merchants and prompting calls to compare practices with New York. The piece suggests a strategic overpricing or dumping of Lupin’s cloths and hints at Guimcé silk’s limited production compared to Lupin’s broader range.
A trader explains aggressive discounting to push silk and fabrics into the market. Guinet silk, Lupin cloths, and various dress goods are priced to attract buyers, with statements about expanding trade and sacrificing profits for volume. The description notes locations on Market Street and Warnamaker in Philadelphia.
After thirty years in producing Raw Bone Super Phosphates the firm declares its fertilizer reliable and cheap. Farmers testify and state boards of agriculture publish analyses proving Baughs 25 Phosphate as a complete general use fertilizer.
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