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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1884
Page
2
The Lititz Record announces it goes to press Thursday afternoon and advises advertisers to submit material by Wednesday. Communications must include the writer’s name and address. a $4.50 guarantee of good faith is noted.
The article recalls the framers of the Constitution and the creation of the Electoral College to balance state influence. It discusses how railroads have driven population shifts in Lancaster County, noting that towns like Lititz and Ephrata expanded voting power, while rail expansion has broader effects on wealth, education, and society. It also praises Manheim's new church and looks ahead to Cleveland as a probable next president, with New York’s count pivotal and a close result anticipated.
The Lititz Fire Department announces its organized body on Oct 23 with officers H B Bach president O Pry treasurer Johnson Miller secretary and managers Seaber Sturgis Kautz. Directors elected yearly set terms and choose president treasurer and secretary. The by laws establish aims to keep engines ready, employ an engineer, hold annual director elections, monthly board meetings at Lyceum Hall, and require pro rata assessments to cover expenses while preserving fiscal records and open governance.
Philadelphia 1884 portrait of John Rickert highlights his excellence as a teacher and scholar. The piece praises his mastery in mathematics chemistry natural philosophy history surveying drawing penmanship and grammar and hints at anecdotes about his viola playing while promising more on his domestic life and character as a husband father and citizen.
The Lititz and Rothsville Turnpike Company elected I. G. Pfautz as president and William Evans as treasurer with Johnson Miller as secretary for the ensuing year. Isaac G. Pfautz and Johnson Miller were named superintendents of the road. Bills on or after January 1, 1885 would be paid quarterly. J. F. Sturgis' absence led to Pfautz’s election as president.
A Boston era editorial urges low prices as staples plunge in value, noting advertisers must tell truth about cheapness while avoiding excess. It cites a ladies coat described as shoddy fabric with hidden cotton, sold at four dollars as an example of inflation of perceived value and mass discounting.
The article markets readymade ladies wear and fabrics at unusually low prices, claiming two distinct dressmaking arts and a range of cloths from beaver at 2.50 to 6 dollars to diagonals with double backs, wool and cotton blends, and ulster fabrics with prices from 1.50 to 4 dollars. It notes deceptive pricing, cotton in cloths for strength, and cites Astrakhan and sealskin cloths priced up to 12 dollars, advertising Joan Wanamaker in City-bull square.
Woolen yarns and wool goods offered with ladies and gents undergarments. A 60 cent splendid ladies vest. Epieten's underwear and knit jackets. Buckskin gloves mitts and wool stockings. Warner's corsets praised as best fitting. Stump's Store.
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