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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1896
Page
4
Local reports say a collateral inheritance law awaits a Supreme Court ruling to test its constitutionality with a decision expected next Tuesday. The item notes Bryan writing a book, lake filtration debates, a Belaware school lawsuit seeking damages, and implied civic concerns about public works and debt.
A disjointed piece argues against public ownership of utilities, noting failures of city run gas and rail services and urging reliance on private firms for better results. It mentions a sale at Dykaman and Mathews drug store and an Orangeville Ohio woman refusing food, highlighting hunger and odd behavior as examples of global absurdities.
The text outlines estimated sums to be raised from Elyria taxpayers to pay principal and interest on a bond ordinance from 1901 to 1910 for water works and improvements. It cites multiple annual amounts, totaling substantial debt service and notes delayed installations and public notices urging purchase from a local merchant.
Fragmented OCR reads as a garbled catalog note listing items and vendors. It mentions gifts, cheese, tapestries, and silver, with scattered phrases about holiday shopping and adapted designs. The legibility is poor, leaving key entities unclear and several repeated nonstandard terms.
A distorted OCR item lists a house for rent and a house for sale or rent on East Cleveland Street. It mentions names, addresses, and contact prompts but the text is largely garbled with missing words and unclear context.
A mother testifies that Dr Bull s Cough Syrup never dies in usefulness for coughs colds and throat troubles. Mrs D T Clarke of Cleveland cites ten years of family use and urges buyers to choose the real medicine at 25 cents, noting dealers push fakes for profit.
Public notice of a hearing on the Cedar Pire and Maple Street sewer assessment published by the city clerk. The notice requests interested parties to file written objections within two weeks after the notice expires, naming the city and department involved.
Patrick Liner files for divorce from Bartha Liner in the Common Pleas Court of Lovain County Ohio. Petition alleges the parties have lived separate for over three years and seeks dissolution on grounds of wilful neglect. Hearing set after six weeks from first publication. attorney Quincy A. Gillmore represents the plaintiff.
The city authorizes bonds to fund general revenue and pay for construction of certain sewers. Bonds are payable from the city’s revenue, signed by the mayor or acting, and countersigned by the city clerk. Proceeds go to the city treasury for the construction project and other lawful purposes. Passed December 1, 1890.
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