Mystery over Lake Erie and Pittsburg railroad bridge
Local officials investigate the Butternut Ridge Olmsted bridge obstruction amid debates on the Lake Erie and Pittsburg line. County solicitors consider road repairs if the railroad project stalls, while corporate control between Erie, Lake Shore, and other lines shapes a possible route into Cincinnati and the Pittsburg district. County bonds and potential costs loom as the situation unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie & Pittsburg Railroad
Loran
Pittsburg
Butternut Ridgerd
Olmsted Township
R. L. Stearns
Board of County Commissioners
C. W. Stage
Lake Erie
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
New York Central
Erie
Cincinnati
Lake Shore
Lorain
Cleveland
Youngstown
W. F. Hirlck
Relics of Amherst Township Postal History Unearthed
Amherst residents dispute the town name with North Amherst and South Amherst labels. Eugene Pearl found a relic letter dated October 21, 1853 from Berlinville to South Amherst, mailed without postage stamps and billed to the sending office. The envelope shows a pre postage method where carrying charges were settled by monthly billing to postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Amherst Township
North
South Amherst
Eugene Pearl
Lorain County
Berlinville
Postal Reform in Early Times Comment on Letter Rates
The passage notes few letter writers in the region, suggesting a careful postal system, and states that the price of an ordinary letter was three cents. It situates the era's postal practices and costs within a broader commentary on communication.
Wellsville Officials Indicted for Malicious Destruction
Lisbon Ohio January 25 grand jury indicted Charles Ewing city auditor Charles McGregor waterworks superintendent Emmet A Gerren William G Stewart and John Donnelly former waterworks trustees of Wellsville for malicious destruction of property. Gerren is conductor of a Cleveland and Pittsburg flyer Stewart a tobacco dealer Donnelly wealthy Former City Solicitor Charles Boyd sought speedy hearing after allegations against trustees court said case set for next month. Safe in board of service office drilled open and water department accounts taken. They are still missing.
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Lisbon
Charles Ewing
Charles McGregor
Emmet A .Gerren
William G. Stewart
John Donnelly
Wellsville
Gerren
Cleveland
Stewart
Donnelly
Charles Boyd
Board of Service
Water Department
Local notices and school changes headline Amherst brief
Mrs R G Davis spent the day in Amherst Mya F E Jones is ill at her home on West Broad Street Mr H T Winckles was in Cleveland today on business Dr J T Burrell the dentist is confined to his home Mrs Carr of Huron Street whose husband was killed by a Lake Shore train is seriously ill New classes started this week at the high school in geometry commercial geography and botany The case of Alice Fancher vs C W D has been settled with costs to be paid by the defendant The rising cost of living forces housewives to plan expenditures carefully Ads of local merchants draw closer reading from readers
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F. E. Jones
West Broad Street
H. T. Winckles
Cleveland
J. T. Burrell
Carr
Huron Street
Lake Shore
Alice Fancher
Reporter holds steady lead in local news reach
Gladys May Nealton is sick at her home on West Bridge. The Reporter notes rising circulation and advertising value. Local items include Mrs. J C Sigaworth visiting daughter on West Broad Street, Prof Raymon visiting Elyria High School, and a court action over a promissory note. Also notices kitchen house-hunting tips urging want ads to save time and trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys May Nealton
West Bridge
R. B. Raymon
Lincoln, High School
Cleveland
Elyria High School
Raymon
Lorain
Justica Lord
Herman Barch
Anne Plog
Lord
George H. Arnold
Ault Aganst J
Koepke
Frank R. Fauver
Rollin H. Sprague
William Alexander
Et al
Frank Schilling
Leonard Moran
BE. A. King
Sandusky
Congregational Missionary Society of Cleveland
New Lakewood
Local Market Prices for Produce and Meats
Reublin Brothers offer onions peppers beets and celery while a wide variety of produce including potatoes, parsnips, squash, apples, and herbs are listed with per peck or per head pricing. Jackson Brothers Wholesale Quotations cover ducks beef lambs hogs and poultry with live and dressed weights and retail prices.
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BBC
York State
Limburger
Neufchatel
Philadelphia
Tee
Raere
Pittebure
Hinkel
Jackson Brothers
Oberlin Prospector Hopes 10 Find Oil
Diggers near Oberlin push A. B. Carr well on the Evans farm toward Trenton rock 3000 feet deep seeking oil or gas. Carr leases large Oberlin strip from Lorain to Wellington with 1/8 share if oil, or $150 yearly per well, terms requiring 200 feet from buildings and 60 cent acre hold if no well within a year. Local interest grows as embankment rises and drilling proceeds past 1100 feet with a 10 inch bit in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Evans Farm
Lake Shore
Oberlin
Trenton Rock
Lorain
Wellington
Evans
Marriage Licenses Issued At Probate Court This Morning
Marriage licenses issued to Ernest Jackson and Hulda Breitkrenz, A J Fowl and Rebecca J Scott, Philip Dillon Wagner and Jessie Benton Teemer. Judge Washburn to Akron. others to preside locally. Kennedy’s Laxative ad promotes cough relief for children.
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Ernest Jackson
Wellington
Hulda Breitkrenz
la Grange
WEST RIDGE SOCIAL NOTES RELATE FAMILY VISITS AND TYPOID CASES
Mrs Shaurer traveled to North Soton to check on her brother's typhoid stricken family. Mr Martin Lauer's household hosted Cleveland guests Saturday. Mrs Arthur Vesey visited her Cleveland sister Sunday. Miss Alice Sutliff stayed home Sunday with relatives. E Pember and family called on Mr Chas Swartz. Mrs P Sutcliff of Chestnut Grove visited Mrs Pope. Miss Cora Grills remained at home over Sunday. Mr Warren Sutliff, nearly 80, visited his brother. H P Sutliff, past 87, ill. George Carrier of Oberlin saw the local school. Criminal prisoners to be brought before Judge Washburn Saturday at nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaurer
North Soton
Martin Lauer
Cleveland
Arthur Vesey
Alice Sutliff
E. Pember
Chas. Swartz
P. Sutcliff
Chestnut Grove
Pope
Cora Grills
Warren Sutliff
H. P. Sutliff
George Carrier
Oberlin
Missing man found dead after twenty years
Frank Adkins forty five years old previously registered as Frank Pierce at the Palmer House in Springfield O was found dead in his room today from carbolic acid poisoning. Also references DeWitts Witch Hazel Balm and a New York recount ballot bill. Police report a marital arrest in Chickasaw Mercer county following a complaint by Abraham L Williamu.
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Springfield O
Frank Adkins
Palmer House
Frank Pierce
Albany
Senate
New York City
Supreme Court
Livia
Abraham L. Willamu
Mary
Bert Mauk
Chickasaw
Mercer County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for All Stages
$100 reward is offered for proof Hall's Catarrh Cure fails. The ad promotes internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces, claims to build constitution and resist disease, and directs readers to send for testimonials. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as manufacturers and notes availability from druggists at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actence
Ita
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Butternut Ridge Road
Olmstead Township
R. G Davis
Harry . Smith & Company
Elyria, Ohio
Mra. J. C. Sigaworth
Kiptona
Mra. J. C. Hazleton
Hlyria
Reublin Brothers
Garr
Evan
Washburn
Akron
Fulier
Hayden
Kennedy
West Ridge
DeWitt
Broad St
Harry H. Smith &Co
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