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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1885
Page
2
J B Boon urges timely notice of weekly press schedule and authentication for submissions. Columns mock politicians critics and local highway neglect with satire on road repairs and road stone dumping. References to Abe Buzzard Manheim Lititz politics and Governor Pattison praise underscore reform calls.
A week of tobacco sales shows several hundred cases of 781 and 85 leaf sold privately. New tobaccos arrive in large quantities, with packing rushed to keep bulk from heating. Crop 64 remains active with buyers visiting various regions, while acreage for next season is expected to drop as many farmers plan little new planting. Also notes Nancy Miller correction, funerals for Mrs. Ramsy and Rev. Tobias, Barnum’s show excursion to Reading, Ascension Day fishing parties, and Manheim borough baseball plans. Advertisements list soaps, dyes, canary seed, hardware, and a schedule of upcoming sales in Lititz and Warwick areas.
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