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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
4
The Elyria Reporter describes two open converters at the steel plant each rated for 12 gross tons. The piece explains their turning axles, air tuyeres, and the process feeding molten iron from cupolas into the converter, where sulfur and phosphorus impurities are removed to form steel.
On Monday evening December 26 a company of about fifty gathered at the Laporte road home of Mr and Mrs John Smith to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Six sons two daughters with spouses and fourteen grandchildren added to the festive mood as tokens of love were presented by Paul Sutcliffe, with remarks by John Eyverard and warm thanks from Mr Smith. Music and social chat completed a pleasant Christmas event.
North Russia reports list of residents and relatives visiting during Christmas season. Mentions Miss Vettie Sehabert Oberlin and Miss Wate Kemmner visiting relatives, with other names and travel plans among Miss Tintha Bert, Carrie pitheuk, Annie Phelps, and Baltind Chere.
Fragmented text from a historical page mentions a horse, a fort, a student, and a wound. Many words are garbled but suggest a miscellaneous caption or item with no clear event. Other readable fragments hint at names or places but specifics remain unclear.
The Neshata, the final propeller ship to winter at Lorain, arrives from Rutiala as the season closes. The report notes disruptions, political turmoil over expansion debates, and local reactions to tariff shifts impacting farmers and consumers, alongside a brief Lorain Times editorial on Arbuckle and Doersehers price moves.
A movement to recover and exhibit Cervera’s ships in Washington is debated. Proposals include government supervised raising with free visitor access, selling to a private exhibitor, or raising and displaying Maria Teresa and Colon wrecks. Expert opinion says vessels unlikely to be fit for service or worth the cost versus new ships. Public sentiment favors government dignity over sale to showmen.
In a New York City corridor John Day defends his literary stance amid charges of regret over his works. He states he disavows the implied critique of Castilian Days and clarifies his views on Spain in 1871 versus 1897, denying any intent to condemn the earlier volume. Roz & Co advertise Four Corn Sheller with guaranteed cure.
A Cumberland scientist studies the thelyphonides spiders that weave over water. He photographs a dewlike web by treating it with shellac garlic acid and other solutions, then captures the spider to coat and photograph the net. The piece details the spider’s construction, tautness tests, and feeding, noting the intricate, diligent work and the spider’s habit of renewing its web.
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana reports losing his voice for months and claims one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar restored it. The remedy is described as popular among speakers and singers. Dykeman Matthews promote Matzenbach's cigars. Chas Mudge, Agent, sells to the public.
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