27 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1879
Page
1
A nostalgic scene unfolds as sunlight highlights a grandfather, father, and child by a garden chair. The elder’s crown glows with a single ray, while the other two heads appear in turn, casting shifting shadows on the lawn and wall. The memory of a family’s life lingers in peaceful and poignant light.
Rass Purcell records a day in which Mrs Whyte channels royalty as she introduces him to Miss Julia. He notes Miss Julia’s charm and quirks, Miss Lana’s past, and a sense of isolation from Miss Julia who laments loneliness and avoids visitors. The diary hints at family dynamics and inheritance tensions.
An often surreal diary narrates Miss Julia and Mr. Gervais amid Mrs. Whyte and cousin Maria in a tension filled household. Secrets, letters, a fire, and wealth clash as love faces class and property obstacles and a Georgian heroine seeks freedom.
A large Danker gathering near Harrisonbure drew thousands who were housed by locals, with women housed in homes and men in barns. A central dining hall served 800, fed by 200 Danker girls, as 1,060 pounds bacon and other provisions were supplied freely. The religious program included singing, exhortations and discussions lasting several days. The text notes 29,679,479 post offices in the United States.
A mischievous tale shows a newspaper ad man in a town where a thief returns to public shaming. After a cloakroom mix up, a note prompts the thief to drop stolen umbrellas on Sen Fernando Street, flooding the doorstep with many marked items and apologetic notes.
The court holds that an innocent note giver is not liable beyond the original contract amount when notes are fraudulently increased by a swindler. This reverses a previous district ruling and shields farmers and others harmed by rapid note inflations sold to banks, declaring the decision a simple act of justice.
A humorous sketch describes a mangled horse sale with a seller touting a supposedly perfect steed named Dandy Jack while bidders offer low sums. The piece also notes The Freebylerian Weekly criticizing Chaplain Fanny Ward Beecher for leaving camp and traveling on the Sabbath with his regiment during a recent trip to Canada.
A mixed, cobbled page reports cattle disease spreading in Southern Texas and a parade of oddities. Notes include a Meridian artifact, large cattle-jaw specimen at the British Museum, a New York mayor fined for water use without permit, and a Russian cruiser seized for service outside the US. Also covered are a Georgia cattle illness, a bishop election in Michigan, and rising fire protection costs nationwide.
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