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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1885
Page
1
A narrator recalls summers at a large sea-side mansion and contrasts two aunts. Aunt Jane, worldly yet selfish, demands attention and burdens younger relatives. Aunt Mary, kind and selfless, earns quiet devotion as a faithful mother. Uncle George brings warmth, shaping family happiness.
A reporter retells an anecdote of a poor inventor who patenting a six inch cord fastener turned a single idea into a factory empire. The tale includes glove profits, fortunes won and lost, and wildly shifting ventures from New York to Georgia as the inventor climbs to wealth.
reports of suicides, accidental deaths, and violent crimes across several counties include the separation and suspected suicide of George J. Cathers, the accidental shooting of Harry Gray by William Brown in Phillipsburg, a rescue attempt during a clothing-fire in Pittsburgh, a deadly sleighing crash near Muncy Valley, a barbarous infanticide at Loathes Corners, jailbreaks near Smethport, and a Philadelphia alms house fire investigation. additional notes describe inauguration preparations in Washington, a court dispute in Newark, corruption and cruelty allegations at a Philadelphia insane asylum, a romantic elopement tale, and local animal pelts trade in Chester County. Also covered are dynamite conspiracy charges linked to Tower of London blasts and a new post office funding for Reading.
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