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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1884
Page
2
The Lititz Record informs readers that the paper goes to press regularly every Thursday afternoon and cannot insure underthow of matter after Wednesday afternoon. Communications must be authenticated by the writer’s name and address as a guarantee of good faith.
Friday edition laments early Lititz journalism, praises the Lititz Record's seven year resilience, calls for reader submissions on accidents, meetings, school and religious events, agriculture and crafts, and highlights William F. Rauch the elder craftsman and his family legacy in town culture and Moravian ties.
The piece recalls Rauch’s standout cakes and mead at long ago May parades in Lincoln or New Ephrata. It notes how readers gathered for treats like oysters, candies and beer, praising Rauch’s table as eclipsing rivals half a century ago, and reflects on forgotten literary merit versus lasting fame.
A garbled OCR page lists passenger train times and stations including Reading Lancaster Quarryville Columbia and Philadelphia connections. It notes northward and southward departures, arrival times, and train supervision by railroad superintendents with references to connections at Reading and Bound Brook for various destinations.
A dealer extols Lupin's cashmere like fabrics and compares Merino and Camballo weaves to silk, noting colors from olive to ox-blood and ten to seventeen day color ranges. The piece endorses Geralda not Lupin's and emphasizes quality across Lupin's line with keen buyer interest.
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