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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1885
Page
4
A Victorian era feature recalls the House of Commons question period. It notes MPs rise remove hats, read questions, and officials answer in turn, with lively but poking exchanges. Observers compare this to American decorum and call the scene schoolboylike.
A long procession of icebergs drift past St Johns Newfoundland, numbered up to sixty or seventy at once seen from Signal Hill. They vary in shape from turreted to flat, with some massive two mile long floes. The sight likely stems from a huge Arctic mass breaking apart near Labrador, with reports suggesting one islanded ice may have been twenty miles long. The phenomenon warns of possible future arctic shortages as currents shift and summers intensify.
A mosaic of brief items covers crime, science, humor, and natural history. It recalls a Knoxville girl harmed by her father before death, a Michigan perjury case, a nose job note from a Philadelphia journal, and NY lawyers versus doctors growth rates. Also a Red Bluff prayer meeting misprint, Lancaster county fauna notes, and a 300 million bee shipment aiming to build a vast Dallas apiary.
Henry Clay received a large medal in February 1852 with a humorous address. He praised the likeness but joked his own expression changes with excitement. He recalled Randolph’s rare compliment about reading Mr. Clay’s face in debates. The medal was later stolen between Washington and New York from an entrusted lady, with a facsimile made by the original donors.
In San Francisco Grace church hosted a funeral for Leland Stanford Jr. a sixteen year old son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford. Rev Dr Newman of New York preached a grand sermon paid $10,000. The tribute praised the boy with lofty comparisons and urged youth to pursue duty and perseverance. Floral displays totaled about $2000 as hundreds distributed printed programs before the service.
A retail firm announces a drastic mid season sale to move a large portion of stock at a loss. Despite heavy trade depleting inventories, the plan aims to free space and cash for upcoming demand, with daily updates on which goods are chosen to liquidate.
The store announces a sweeping clearance of ladies over-garments excluding furs. Coats and dolmans in plain cloth, beaver, stockinet, tricot, and silk wraps are offered from $3 to $55, with fur trim and ornate braiding. Prices claim to undercut previous seasons as the entire stock is sifted.
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