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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1883
Page
2
The Lititz Record announces it goes to press Thursday afternoons and cannot insure late matter after Wednesday noon. Communications must include the writer’s name and address as a guarantee of good faith.
1883 notice from the Record announces a subscription cut to one dollar annually. Editors justify the move by market competition, subscriber value, and fair business practices while defending against cheapening trends and unskilled labor. They boast growing facilities and urge readers to discriminate quality. The piece hints at Ohio politics and upcoming county fairs amid weather notes.
A reader’s letter from Philadelphia reports bustling business and rising prices while scandal and church tensions persist. It notes ministerial travel, divorces looming, and a Bishop’s ban on a preacher for marital infidelity, with local gossipy detail about church splits and hotels.
A cluttered price list cites coal oil sugar wool and other goods with per qt or per lb pricing and notes a subsequent “REGISTHR OF SALES” section. The text lists vendors, discounts, and multiple auction dates in Lititz and surrounding areas with livestock and real estate items.
The speaker asserts that lasting success requires superior service and mutual gains between the house and the country. They invite the public to join, patronize, and judge the business from 1883 onward, inviting viewing of buildings and inspection of methods.
The notice advertises Lupin's wares including women’s goat button shoes and Curacoa button items with prices turning. warns buyers that stock moves quickly as daily announcements list new lots and only four suites of goods produced per day, emphasizing first come first served in Philadelphia.
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