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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1898
Page
5
Fragmented OCR recounts a busy town week with license changes, a staged music event, and community notices. It mentions a 2:30 clock gathering, theatre and school honours, a May ceremony, and a list of speakers including professors and doctors. A bicycle theft case and a carriage accident are noted among other updates.
Fragmented notices report last Monday’s school board election with C Hil as president and Eo Williams as secretary. Other items note a Tom Thorn wedding, a infant death, a new parsonage project, a bakery partnership, and various community announcements with little detail.
The column lists church events at Second Congregational and others. Rev H S Wanonarmaner preaches Sunday at 10 and 7 with a children's lesson The Kinder Life Ace event and Sam son and His Coll featured in the evening program A prayer meeting schedule and Sunday school details are provided A notice promotes a Peerless Atlas and a yearly Bible subscription at a local store Also advertised are a Lake Shire Ry schedule, a pocket book on National League games, and a laundry service.
The old city council met Tuesday with President Brooks in the chair and all members present. A resolution to improve Wall Third Street from Wall Avenue to the bridge was adopted. The meeting also discussed electric lighting for a railroad crossing and West Street development plans. New appointments and officers were elected as the council adjourned and Mayor Levagood presided briefly.
A municipal measure to authorize construction of a sewer along West River and West Streets is declared invalid. The notice references a proposed route, connections, and public works details, with the document dated and adapted from the 1508 era.
Over two hundred patterns are being cleared in a ten day period, with fine, medium, and cheap varieties all treated the same. The culling affects multiple quality tiers, reflecting a broad reduction in supply and potential price shifts across the market.
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