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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1884
Page
2
The Litrtz Record editor warns advertisers and others that the paper goes to press each Thursday afternoon and cannot guarantee space for late matter after Wednesday. Communications for insertion must include the writer’s name and address as a sign of good faith.
A 1884 editorial condemns foreign and native land monopoly in the United States urging immediate action. It warns that alien ownership threatens republican government and national strength, endorses Hopkins’s bill, and notes civic tensions in Philadelphia politics. Local notices update Lyceum debates, staff changes, and community events amid a dull business spell and ice house activity.
Akron affairs report a sparse Jan meeting of the Literary Society due to weather, with resolutions supporting old bachelors, moral suasion, and questions about sunsets, sun above horizon, Mingland glass, Israel Putnam, the poet father, the origin of dude, addressing a lady chair, and coasting. Also notes on Tom Thumb company, sickness, cigar makers activity, and local group debates. Brownstown Society debates Indians soil rights and women's suffrage. band and orchestra development. protracted meeting ongoing. barber shop planned. Acker English Remedy advertised for coughs and consumption with guarantee.
The Philadelphia Record notes John Wanamaker’s claim of genuine price cuts on 52 005 009 of goods with no tricks. Bargains include soap at 0c per bus, Banner Lye 15c can, Royal Glue 20c bottle, Pond's extract 6e, and various cheap groceries and remedies sold by Devera Drug Store. Attorney Owen P. Brieks is in town for legal consultations, with Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and English Remedy advertised for health claims.
A sprawling clearance advertises dramatic price cuts across silks velvets damasks and laces. Ottoman cloths dolmans cloaks and wraps join heavy reductions on gowns trims and gloves with numerous yardage per yard marks and half price style pivots. Many named fabrics like gros grain silk damasse and satin appear alongside accessories buttons lace and embroidery, promising substantial savings across textiles and ready-to-wear.
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