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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1892
Page
6
A mixed set of curiosities covers language figures, a Toronto library gift after a fire, and insights into eye health and color perception. It notes German contributions, a Lancaster monument idea for a grammarian, and colonial views on servants and empire, with brief mentions of King Kalakaua era travel and U.S. presidential property.
A sprawling list cites school topics in SEBOODS and Ew Yous, upcoming visits by royalty and princes, municipal curiosities, and a mix of curious stats. It notes a 1983 World's Fair visit by Pauxcet Gronex, wartime minister comparisons, and various social curiosities from Havana to Boston. It mentions tax schemes, old English tunes, and a wide array of local incidents and economic tidbits without a single cohesive narrative.
Congress debates the army and naval appropriations, Chinese exclusion extensions, and a proposal to fund a large silver to gold ratio plan. Senate and House clash over religious creeds, public franchises, and a drive to suspend silver purchases starting July 1, 1908, as reports of assassinations floods the domestic scene.
The Indiana Democrats meet in Indianapolis to nominate Claude Matthews for governor Mortimer Nye for lieutenant governor W B Myers for secretary of state Albert Gall for treasurer and Green Smith for attorney general Delegates to the national convention back Cleveland first Gray afterward The platform denounces President Harrison tariff reform and favors direct election of U S senators.
A collage of brief items reports on congressional nominations and state conventions in Columbus and Third district Indians, adjournment of New York legislature, William Astor's Paris death and estate, Missouri tax Republicans nominating a congressman, a St Louis marriage, a famed auctioneer Lanham, price rises for Sears Nine in British Columbia, urban rent suits in Ireland, a deadly tenement fire in St Petersburg, a sand pit death near Toronto, arrests of anarchists in Paris and France, Italy relinquishing African colonies, a troop transport disaster in France, rising Russian emigration to the United States, a cyclone in Hastings county, yellow fever in Rio, Haitian political tensions, Rome fears, Ravachol killed in Paris, Polish emigration, and English divorce reform failure.
The Commercial Bank of St Paul closed after a cash run linked to the German Fire Insurance Co failure. Albert Scheffer, its president, also heads the bank. Elsewhere, Enisia Hewitt of Bristol Vermont was abducted by a man posing as a Burlington cashier. The Grant monument cornerstone was laid in Riverside Park by President Harrison with Chauncey M. Depew as orator. Delegates were chosen at various conventions. A Des Moines brick yard collapse buried over twenty-five workers, killing two and injuring several. A Philadelphia stage fire during Dev i’s Auction injured 150 theatergoers and destroyed the theater and nearby buildings. The Pacific railroads and army appropriation bill face restrictions on payments for transport tied to Union Pacific control and affiliates.
An excerpt promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weaknesses and ailments. It claims to revive vigor, enrich blood, aid digestion, dispel melancholy and nervousness, and restore proper function. The advertisement guarantees satisfaction with a full refund if not effective.
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