06 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1879
Page
1
An elderly narrator recalls a photograph album filled with haunting images and memories. Names, loves, betrayals, and historic tragedies resurface as the speaker laments faded friendships, vanished beauties, and a life spent chasing past glories and wrongs that cannot be repaired.
Marcia, famed as the poultry show, influences family and love as her hoarded hens yield eggs and profits. She wrestles with money, jealousies, and a crumbling romance with Philip Masters, while Bessie’s upcoming union with him seems possible through Marcia’s bold poultry-driven plan.
A Pennsylvania Dunker community is described as oath free with no political offices, yet they perform overseer duties for the poor. Preachers note they avoid war and courts, settling disputes through church action. Debts are shared, with collective enforcement, and outsiders face social sanctions for deceit. Members aid each other, aiding in business attempts thrice before self support. They shun liars, uphold charity, and shelter those in need under law.
A shabby young man from Troy visits a Griswold Street lawyer seeking a five dollar loan to return to his rich father and win forgiveness. The lawyer cashes the check, but a few minutes later a streetwise clerk exposes the impostor, and the man flees, leaving the check spat on and seeking work.
Two Carrath brothers of Tennessee bought 4600 acres near Dallas and split into 40 and 60 acre tracts. They provided cottages, stock, tools, seed, and strict tenant screening. Rents paid in cotton or corn. Fire and other incidents insured. The estate now supports a tiny schoolhouse church store and a blacksmith shop, forming a thriving village. Congress cost a $12,000 day.
Fashions describe belts, grenadines and lace in Paris and New York mourning wear, blue gray blouses with tan trimmings, and rinse of simple wash goods. It covers box-plaited princisse blouses, cape-sleeved visiers, dark linen outfits for travel, and bunting suits trimmed with polka dots and satin ribbons.
In Worcester county Maryland Miss Lily Duer is charged with the death of Miss Eila Hearn, longtime friends whose quarrel over a former companion led to a fatal shooting. Duer professed the shooting was accidental, while the case draws wide attention due to its sensational factors and prominent participants.
English journal credits American genius with at least fifteen world adopted innovations including the planing machine rotary printing press and grain elevator. A seventy year old hermit in Albion New York hides from others after a forty year old heartbreak. Richmond population 82082.
A compilation of scattered items notes Gov Holliday of Virginia ill with a preexisting condition. Reports cover tax evasion by New York millionaires, a centenarian death in Washington County, and divers oddities from New York to Salt Lake. Included are accidents, ship and rail news, legal matters, and industry notes, all reflecting wide ranging 19th century concerns.
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