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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
3
The Elyria Reporter denounces election fraud and moneyed influence in mayoral primaries, praises McKinley era protection, and notes preparations for a new opera house with 1500 seating capacity to be built in the city within eighteen months.
A heated meeting condemns Tom Reed for opposing McKinley and key issues like Hawaii annexation Paris treaty and the canal warning against obstructing the forward march of the nation The piece also notes John Morgan of Alabama supporting the administration and calls for harmony in the Republican ranks The report contrasts municipal leaders in Cleveland backing John H Farley and examines plans for a new opera house and city development in Elyria with private capital to fund a paying venture
A letter from Mrs J M Barnay Henry Dykeman recounts her daughter being treated by four doctors and given up. A neighbor commended Oley’s Kidney Cure, and the daughter today can walk several miles without fatigue, earning thanks for the medicine.
In a Cleveland sermon by Rev Dr Sutphen the speaker treats death as a natural change of form not destruction. He frames life as surviving earthly form, with the soul and spirit enduring beyond the material house, citing nature’s continuity from carboniferous forests to later light and warmth.
A eulogy honors a young man whose brief time in the city left a strong impression. He is praised for manly character, devotion to his mother, and influence on friends, students, and neighbors. The speaker recalls life’s mystery, the freedoms beyond limits, and the sorrow of his early death tempered by comfort in his family bonds.
A oblique editorial reflects on the enduring impact of a courageous young man, noting that true measure lies in the impression left on others. It envisions future civic pride, a proposed seven story opera house, and calls for a replica committee to oversee plans, advocating public or private ownership and funding.
Port Arthur Texas reports the canal is an accomplished fact and festivities begin with 5,000 expected attendees for the northern excursions. Dredge Florida moved to the meeting point Sunday to remove a ground strip 40 feet wide, preventing an injunction. Also, in Chattanooga Tennessee, William Jennings Bryan greeted by a large crowd of about 5,000 as he spoke on taxes trusts military and imperialism at the Southern hotel and auditorium.
Thousands of ladies report relief from soreness and female troubles using Brazilian Balm. Advertised as highly effective, a 50 cent to one dollar bottle is claimed to work within a week, with testimonials including Mrs. Geo. W. Roberts of Wilmington Del. praising its use as an injection and its healing properties.
Notice records the appointment and qualification of the Administrator for the estate of Eleazar Thew, deceased of Columbia Lorein County. Dated February 11. The administrator is B. B. Adams.
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