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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
2
L. B. Fauver editor and associates listed with terms of subscription and reporting duties. Rates shown include per month and per year options. Publication office is at 256 West Street with mailing address at No 18 East Street.
Dun's Trade Review says 1899 second quarter failures were the smallest in twenty-five years with an average per failure of 7.16 the least ever. It urges Mr. Bryan and followers to study the report, arguing prosperity followed the protective tariff, and accuses free-traders of exploiting fear.
The article surveys ongoing political strains in Ohio and national debates, praising official leadership while criticizing reformers. It discusses Bryan era money questions, rising currency figures, and statements about free silver. It notes public figures like Mayor Jones and Dewey, and analyzes party dynamics, press opinions, and labor conditions amid wartime mobilization.
A compact editorial style piece discusses gas stoves, public utilities, and the tariff debate affecting cotton mill wages in New England. It references the Dingley tariff, McKinley era protection, and Democratic criticisms of war secrets with mentions of Bryan, Alger, and party splits. It ends noting a local fire insurance notice by P H Boynton.
Nickel Plate Railway schedules its 17th annual Niagara Falls excursion on Tuesday August 16 with five day return, overland stopovers at Chautauqua Lake and Toronto add on options to Thousand Islands. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern offer a separate Sea Shore excursion August 17 to Cape May Ocean City and other resorts with 15 day tickets and overnights in Philadelphia Niagara Falls and Lake Chautauqua on return. Also mentions Brazilian Balm as a home remedy for various ailments.
Cleveland and Oberlin area electric railway schedules detail hourly service from Public Square Cleveland to Oberlin and back, with daily options from early morning to late night. Connections link Elyria, Berea, and Berea Line, plus direct Elyria to Cleveland trips. Inquiries directed to agents at Andwar and Topliff House or to General Manager WF T. Pomeroy at 414 Garfield Bldg Cleveland.
The Lorain and Cleveland Railway lists train times with hourly service from Lorain to Cleveland from 6 30 a m to 11 p m and half hourly from 7 80 a m to 7 50 p m. Return trains from Cleveland to Lorain run hourly from 5 am to 11 pm and half hourly from 8 am to 8 pm. Fares are 45 cents one way and 80 cents round trip with transfers within Cleveland. Lorain ticket office at 207 Broadway. Contact for rates is Agt. L W Coen Garfield Bldg Cleveland.
Real estate advertisement promises lowest prices and best locations with no interest or taxes. Mentions numerous desirable locations and easy loans through W L Fay. Note text is jumbled and includes errors but emphasizes bargains, terms, and loan availability.
Sheriff W.K. Worden will offer for sale at the courthouse in Elyria on September 16, 1899, the parcels known as lots 4 and 14 in Buller and Molton’s plat, section 4, Carlisle Township Lorain County Ohio. The property appraised at 1000 dollars cannot be sold for less than two thirds of the appraisal. Terms cash on delivery. EU Manter, Attorney.
In Lorin County Ohio the Court of Common Pleas orders a sheriff sale in partition. The sale, directed by the court, will occur at the north door of the courthouse. Public auction action follows judicial authorization in the May term.
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