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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1883
Page
2
The Lititz Record prints a lengthy essay condemning tramps as idle and parasitic, urges enforcement of the anti tramp law, and favors stern welfare denial coupled with work requirements. It notes Governor Pattison’s veto pursuits and highlights party leadership, including Tuene and Turns, in a broader political frame.
The piece discusses young women hosting ice cream substitutes a sweet feast by their own hands and the social lure of marrying a sensible man. It also reports on a severe smallpox outbreak in Lancaster, criticizing delayed actions and urging strict quarantine before cold weather. It notes authorities lack powers and council inaction, plus a grim suicide pattern among Germans and attributions to beer drinking.
Napproitus reports John Keller and wife visiting from near Ephrata while touring the West. The letter notes heavy rains damaged crops across Illinois and Missouri, with flooding and cattle losses, and mentions wild turkey fish in Warrenville and a stone quarry trade to Aurora. It covers wheat, rye, corn planting delays, and July 4 weather and storms near Naperville.
Weather and harvest news dominate the Lancaster section with rapid wheat pulling in Illinois. Farmers seek labor at good wages as corn prospects brighten, while self-binding machines speed large level fields. Local notices mention Cholera morbus illness, a Dakota trip, physician deaths in Reading, a church sermon, and a series of local business updates.
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