North Amherst News Roundup 1893 Highlights
A little girl died of brain fever in Charles Schultz's family in North Amherst. Dr. Pursell treated his mother in Doylestown. J C Holzhauer visited by his father John Holzhauer of Huron. Seven hundred children attend Amherst union school district. A special train carried about seventy five locals to the Saengerfest in Cleveland. Good Templars hold an ice cream social at Kendleighs corners. Voters urged to support bonds for a new schoolhouse. Ice cream festival by Congregational church raised fifteen dollars. Good Templars day at Lakeside postponed. Quarry pay day noted as improving and fewer layoffs. Remains of Mrs Orpha Ormsby, widow of Isaac Ormsby, brought from Cleveland for burial. funeral held at Mr Smith Steel residence. age seventy seven. Large funeral attendance shown esteem for deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schultz
John Holzhauer
Huron
J. C. Holzhauer
Pursell
Doylestown
Amherst Union
Cleveland
Good Templars
Cleveland Stone Company
Orpha Ormsby
Isaac Ormsby
Smith Steel
Ros Harding
Roy
Literary exercises on Japan at Congregational church
On Sunday evening at the Congregational church Ridgeville will host a program of literary exercises by local youths on the subject of Japan to support foreign missionary work. All interested are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Japan
West Ridge Gossip and Local Visitors in 1893
On July 26 1893 residents note visitors from Put-in-Bay Scotland Grafton Elyria Cleveland and Iowa. Henry Dimick survived a bull attack with help from Mr Wack and escaped serious injury. Agnes remains mentioned amid community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertha Hart
Put-in- Bay
Taylor
Scotland
St. Miller's
Reisinger
Grafton
Wack
Agnes
Pittsfield Notes of Local News and Obituary
Pittsfield July 16 1893 weather fine Henry Clark remains ill Lena Kruger of LaGrange visiting Pittsfield residents Mr and Mrs Snyder visited on Wednesday evening Mrs Joe Biggs of Cleveland visiting at Lon Lake’s Bert Bradford and sister from Columbus spent part of week with Pickworths Local farewell for a respected citizen The last rites were held Sunday at the M E church in a full house praising her Christian life and long residence here May the memory of her life comfort neighbors and friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clark
Lena Kruger
LaGrange
Snyder
Pittsfield
Joe Biggs
Cleveland
Lon Lake
Bert Bradford
Columbus
Charles Pickworth
Wm. Preston
M. E
Lincolnshire
England
Wellington
Wellington News Summary from July 1893 Local Notices
Wellington reports describe Dr J W Houghton at the Chicago Exposition and a fire in the engine house on the fair grounds. It notes a lightning strike loss near Chatham, a large Wellington funeral for Mrs Maryetta Whiton, and a family reunion plan as the Houghton clan gathers in the coming months with travels to Europe by Mrs Buel and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
J. W. Houghton
Chicago
Ezra Leonard
Chatham
Medina County
Maryetta Whitan
Loomis Whitan
Josiah Bradley
E. W. Houghton
Charles Whiton
Park House
Granger Local Notices Chronicle Town Updates and Events
Grain and livestock incidents, travel, and social notices fill this Granger scene. Movements include Lyman Ault back in town, David Shaw visiting from Jackson Michigan, and Mrs. Wilcow from Cleveland. A fatal illness and barn fire mark somber events alongside a July 1894 Lady Maccabees installation and community entertainments.
American Road Reform From Ancient Rome To Modern Highways
The article argues for better roads by tracing historic advances from Roman Appius Claudius to Macadam and Telford, noting England France and the United States. It cites maintenance, tolls, and wide tires as key factors and highlights practical gains for farmers and cities when roads improve. The piece urges unified action and competent builders to raise American road standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Appius Claudius
B.C. Ixa
Italy
Appius
Rome
England
Scotland
Wales
France
Macaulay
Great Britain
Thoresby
Leeds
Capitol
Sahara
Kent
Sussex
John Macadam
Thomas Telford
Macadam
Tresagult
America
Thessevar
Prise
Edger Wakeman
Europe
Popular Science Monthly
Chicago
Michigan
U.S
Oscar Williams
Havre
Special offer on Kendall Treatise and Nickel Plate travel news
An old notice advertises a renewed offer to obtain Dr B J Kendall Co’s Treatise on the Horse and his diseases free by sending address and a two cent stamp. It also promotes Nickel Plate road travel with new passenger service, elegant sleepers and dining cars, plus World’s Fair tickets and various rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J Kendall
United States
Canada
Nickel Plate Road
Jatj
Itory
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Henry J, Eady
Elyria
Ohio
Eady
Kay
A.G. Carpenter
Lawe
Warren
A. G. Carpenter
NEW Bakery
East Broad Street
Monroe Block
Cole & Warren
Hart
Tucker
Kelley Island
Tan
Russia
Old Reliable Shoe Dealers
Wm. E. Parmelee
Middle Avenue
Philadelphia
Gore
W. H. Barnes
E. U. Hague
Andwue Block
Beebe Hougue
Maritana
William Penn
Key West
Hoyle & Flower's
Beat
Hoyle & Flower
Grocers
Broad Street
Cosmopolitan
Lorain County Reporter
Cosmopolian
Reporter
North Amherst
Ridgeville
West Ridge
W. F. Eldred
Gtammoces
Elyria & Lorain
Angela Randulph
W. C. Randolph
Reading College
Edith Buel
Marcus Buel
Boston
Albert Houghton
Cincinnati
Charles Houghton
Buels
Key M Buel
Alice Houshton Clifford
Tor
Brownhelm
Dot Bacon
Delia Shotton
Collinwood
Cora Shotton
Julia Bacon Williams
Chester
LA Grange
Gary Rgth
Igs
Lyman Ault
Paul Holcomb
Cathe Wilcow
Jewell
W R.C
Madison
George Robbins
David Shaw
Jackson
Wheeler
Granger
Wallace Noble
Lorain
Smith
Ashland
Underhill
Rufus Knowles
McKisson
Independence
Cuyahoga County
Nelson Hose
Clarissa Holcomb
Ford River
Dr. Ingalls
Charley Knowles
Our Lady Maccabees
Buckeye Hive No. 19
Dept
Luster
Dora Dardinger
Carrie White Arnold
Mark Snyder
Mr. Davis
John W. Reader
The
Glee Club
Sir Knight
D. Woodmansee
W. F. Wolcott
Geo. E. Pooler
C. A. Andrus
Maccabees
Hy and
Syria
Central Shoe Store
Karv
Adama
Roe
West Side
W.L Far
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