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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1898
Page
1
The page blends community notes with sales pitches and travel promos. It mentions Mrs Nelle Toby, Lavon, and Baseline families, plus farm work, gatherings, church visits, and local trades. Ads promote hat sales, hair care products, and discounted railway tickets to Buffalo.
Fragmented OCR notes describe opening events at Cleveland with mixed references to races, horse activity, and county meet implications. Mentions May and July dates, various locations, and officials, but text is garbled and uncertain about concrete outcomes.
An OCR readable fragment lists names and subjects across public schools including grammar, primary, and domestic studies. It mentions teachers such as Symons, McCloy, Gale, and Jana nar with various curriculum notes and classroom assignments alongside several unreadable entries.
Fragmented text describes a Wednesday event with a large crowd and late afternoon timing. It mentions a main activity at two pm and references officials and a service. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors, but the piece centers on a community gathering and schedule.
A fragmented OCR note mentions a picture framing shop and scattered personal references. The legible items reference a sister, a date around mid month, and stray numbers, with unclear context about a local shop or event.
Mrs Ayia Griswold returns from Western trip Friday morning while many locals host or visit relatives in New London Linwood Park Vermillion and nearby towns. Several families, including the Bikas of Fort Wayne and the Davis sisters of East English Street, plan stays with kin or camping trips.
George E Nichols died July 5 1898 at his home on Lake Avenue in Elyria after a ziekte lasting over two years. He was 84, a Democrat, postmaster under Frankie Pierce, and a land and real estate man with ties to Washington Nebraska and Omaha. He married Miss Aspenger Elliott in 1873 and had two children Ella and Lelia, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday at the family residence with Odd Fellows in attendance.
Frank Jones aged 5 and Franke Young 9 along with Steve Lechter and two companions visited Johnson Company's reservoir. A small foot bridge collapsed, causing all to enter the water. Lechter withdrew. Jones swam farther and vanished. A three hour search recovered Jones. Coroner returns verdict accidental drowning. Funeral held at home. services by Joseph Tyler. Community offers ice cream and cake at courthouse steps for Saturday.
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