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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1885
Page
2
The Lititz Record announces weekly publication on Thursday afternoons and cannot guarantee the final layout after Wednesday noon. Communications must be authenticated with name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, to guarantee good faith.
Friday July 17 1885 commentary on Colonel Quay state treasurer nomination describes his calm confidence and past success at Harrisburg. It notes his fisher skill and his enemies within the party plan opposition. The piece also urges generosity to the downhearted and hints at New Orleans exhibition plans and Democratic critiques of Quay as Cleveland vacations.
A long winding column covers a mix of 19th century miscellany. It mentions cholera predictions, a drowning accident, iron exports and a planned mill boom, the obelisk in Central Park, shipbuilding, a former senator’s stock losses, and a parade of orphanage children in Newark. General Grant’s physician reportedly suffers vertigo while the hero himself stays awake at times. Reptile curiosities, cigarette myths, and a salmon trout lake mystery appear beside a trotter Maud and a Missouri senator’s dog tale. A New York thief named Kid Glove Steve and a Philadelphia caterpillar note close.
Last Saturday bands passed through Oregon toward Neffsville for a festival. the event was well attended and orderly. A neighbor notes fruit prices, cherry crops fail while raspberries abound, and a marriage certificate is rumored. Nash Landis recovers with crutches after an accident. tobacco merchants visit the village for bargains.
The present outlook for tobacco favors sellers as packers hold less stock than in years, and manufacturers show similar declines. Last year’s crop was smaller than expected, with little old leaf left and most of the ’83 and ’84 lots sold or traded. Havana leaf quality remains solid, seed leaf turning out well, and several hundred cases sold recently at about the $1 Havana level. Acreage in Chester county is down to about two thirds of last year, with Havana seed making up three quarters of plantings as some longtime growers reduce or abandon crops. Local reports note harvest is underway though grain maturity appears uneven and late season pressures persist. Dovornas.
The Lancaster correspondent notes Lititz on July 4 1883 drew many visitors from nearby areas. People flocked to taverns lager beer saloons and public displays while listening to orations and viewing chamber works at the Springs amid hot weather and city crowds.
An Enthusiastic Shakespearean Scholar describes Furness’s Philadelphia library with a ceiling fresco of Shakespeare’s arm and a shrine alcove housing a mask from Stratford. It notes a buckskin gauntlet worn by Shakespeare and a Yorick skull bearing the names of famous actors. A sunken-timepiece canary gadget and other curiosities are mentioned.
Stump's Store offers Ladies' Gents' and Children's gauze underwear with Ladies Trose 55 ets per doz up and Gents tall Hose 60 ets per doz up. Also lists Ladies Collars Lace Fischus Ties Edging Hamburg embroideries Rambure Nets Swiss Muslin Victoria lawns and other fabrics.
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