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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
8
The Hoehstein School For Dancing offers ball, parlor, and theatrical dancing lessons. Grace of man through motion teaches waltz and two step in children's and advanced classes. Sessions run Monday, Wednesday, Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons with private lessons daily.
Ohio local news reports a midnight blaze in Alliance causing over 100000 dollars in losses. Parthe shoe store basement ignited then spread, with a high wind fanning flames. Cassady Drug & Chemical Co. in nearby Atwell block also burned, spraying burning fluids. firefighters Robert Green, Webb, and Officer Oswald injured. Insurance covers about half the damage.
An advertisement touts Palacine products for household use with claims of no offensive odor and a corn sheller by Roe & Co. Jack Rose sells Roe & Co. perfumes. It also endorses Foley's Kidney Cure with strong patient endorsements and a physician-backed guarantee.
Washington shows negotiations to pay Cuban troops by advancing funds drawn from Cuba's future revenues. The plan would not bill the United States as the debt arises from a Cuban government obligation at independence. A $3 million emergency item may cover this loan, with the president yet to consent.
The warden describes a case of chronic drunkenness involving Mrs. Adam VandVandyck, once Ada Edwards, daughter of a Methodist minister. Once a village belle, she became a chronic drinker after taking beer as a tonic. Her husband tried reform and moved, but she returned to alcohol and vanished with the tramps, a tale of fall and failure.
Trading notes from Cleveland and East Buffalo report firmer government bonds and mixed commodity values. Wheat and corn futures drift with slight gains and losses. live cattle and hog quotes range with steady or modest changes. Local prices list oats, potatoes, cheese, and eggs, while health ads and patent medicines are tacked onto market pages.
A National Temperance Advocate round up reports Crankfort druggists indictments for selling liquor without prescription provoking saloon observers to close on Sundays. Maine and Ohio population and bank figures spark debate on prohibition versus licensing. A Juneau Alaska church building is sold to become a brewery, stirring church funding tensions. Also promos for Foley kidney cure and coffee prices conclude the digest.
A Chicago amateur used a concealed automatic camera in a drawing room to capture a burglar at work, providing evidence leading to his conviction. Other cases include a man who murdered his mother caught by a forest scene, and thieves exposed by street and crowd photographs during London jubilee and seaside portraits.
In making cushions for wicker furniture velveteen proves most durable among fabric varieties sold under similar names. As a cotton fabric it resists moths and its dyes and texture are nearly mothproof. Its charming tints suit any decoration scheme.
A period ad notes reduced sugar at 540 lb sacks and price shifts for coffee brands including pAX, Lion, Arbuckle, White Star Mocha, and Jaya. It promotes fancy oranges 10 to 50 cents per dozen and urges customers to inspect canned goods as quality remains high.
Physicians praise Hyomei as a complete cure for dyspepsia with three distinct treatments offered at 50 cents. The ad notes no single tablet covers all forms and provides a mail option if a druggist lacks the product. A folder and further details are promised on request.
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