Reminiscences and Rumors From the Times of 1879
In a 1879 column the newspaper notes press deadlines, reader submissions, and a new essay series on Reminiscences of Litiz thirty-six years prior. It also reports state measures punishing vagrants, Moravian delegation travel news, and shifting migration trends from Canada and the U.S. amid hard times. It describes rising shoplifting cases in New York dry goods stores and a silk theft incident at Stewart’s with a concealed 76 yards of silk.
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Lorger
Litiz
Casana
New England
Illinois
Canada
Dominion
New York
Stewart's
Dying Judge Asa Packer Nearing End at Philadelphia Home
Lehigh Valley Railroad president Judge Asa Packer is reported in a dying condition at his Philadelphia residence. A Allentown boy Nagel crushed by a barrel of water after a wagon fall, instant death. Dare the man fly rope-walker thwarted by local cruelty society in West Chester. Boston Evangelical Ministers urge Sabbath-law enforcement convention. Chester county apples expected scarce due to blossom shortage. Lime Rock incident with R. Laman and Mrs Wilbur ends with gunfire and injury to the husband.
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Asa Packer
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co
Philadelphia
Nagel
Allentown
Professor Dare
West Chester
West Chester Society For the Prevention
Evangelical Ministers’ Association
Boston
Chester County
Lime Rock
R. Laman
Carter
Thomas Wilbur
Death of Jimmy-he-Duck of Virginia City Nev
James He Weldon known as Jimmy-he-Duck died in Virginia City Nevada He earned a living with a quirky act placing a duck in a box and charging crowds 25 cents to try to strike the bird with clubs while its head protruded The duck would duck its head as sticks flew His epitaph laments his weary bones resting under sagebrush and humorously hopes he dodges the Devil and pops his head up like the duck at Mount Davidson
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Jimmy-he-Duck
Virginia City
Nev
Jimmy
Mount Davidson
Local religious meetings May 17 to 30 in Lancaster area
Local Intelligence notes a Litiz and Manheim Evangelical conference May 17–18 led by Presiding Elder J. M. Saylor, plus Dunkard district meetings in Petersburg May 25 to 30 and June 1–2 with baptisms at Middle Creek. Also prayer meetings at Moravian Church, and a large baptismal service described with Rev. Rudolph Reidenbach and Rev. J. B. Gibble. Additional items cover a New Holland suicide, a Lancaster fire, county birthday, tobacco pest remedy, a missing boy, and the death of John J. Cochran, veteran editor and postmaster.
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Pennsylvania
Petersburg
Bennnerville Messing-House
Jos. Weirich
United Brethren
Hammer Creek
Dunkard
Roger’s
Middle Creek
Isaac Brubaker
Sporting Hill
Mohler
Ephrats
Baptista
Rudolph Reidenbach
J.B. Gibble
J. Hackman
Thomas Jones
Lancaster
Ife
Thomas IT. Jones
Baldwin
John J. Cochran
Cochran
State Senate
Richard Cochran
Philadelphia
Lincoln
Haddeus Stevens
Ballon s Monthily Magazine For Juxtxe and More
The advertisement touts Ballon s Monthly Magazine as fresh and full of stories poetry engravings and useful matters. It reports rising sales over the past three months and notes distribution through Thames Talbot Boston with price terms and availability at depots and stores nationwide.
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BaLton
Boston
Adult Real Depota
Burp Tramps and Daring Street Robberies Near Litiz
A sequence of local mischief and accidents is reported. A 20 year old man Joseph Buck was assaulted by five tramps while returning home near Litiz, escaping after a brief chase. A German tramp stole pants from Isasc Kueh & Son store. Accidents include a girl cut by a door pane near Ephrata, a boy burned from a pipe explosion at Rothsville, and a worker injured by a horse at Jena Kahl Brickyard.
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Joseph Buck
Litiz
Bollinger’s
Joseph
New Haven
Isasc Kueh & Son
Ephrata
Reuben Bitzer
Rothsville
John Livermore
George Cutzer
Mr. Butzer
Nicholas Clausen
Jena Kahl
Purmasann ENTERPAINMENT at Moravian Sunday School
A pleasant evening entertainment for all ages to be held Monday evening at the Moravian Sunday school. Prat. Beard returns with improved stereopticon pictures showing foreign views, Bible history, and the life of Christ. Admission will be very low, promising a full house.
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Moravian
Prat. Beard
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Tity
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Aaron Wissler
Dion
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Pagala Cellar
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