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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1893
Page
2
A garbled column lists assorted items from rail gauges to a Maine exhibitor, church funding notes, a Vienna bachelors club, Irish drunkenness statistics, Harvard scholarship rules, English cathedral restorations, an Alabama church fundraising incident, patent folding bed damages, and other scattered trivia.
A commented remark questions why discussing whether women should propose. It argues women will propose if they choose, just as they may wear engagement rings despite opposition to the fashion.
The piece traces Gov. McKinley’s long association with Mr. Walker from McKinley’s youth as a lawyer. It notes Walker made advances of kindness that helped him through difficult times, repaid as a pecuniary debt, and left McKinley feeling obligated to his friend for that early generosity.
A reader asks if all silver denomination coins are produced at every mint. The Philadelphia mint makes all denominations. Other mints mainly coin the dollar. San Francisco has produced the dime since 1885. Before 1874 Carson and San Francisco issued all denominations, as did New Orleans before 1811.
The piece cites Prof H A Haze of the Weather Bureau stating after weighing evidence there is no appreciable climate change in historic times. It discusses an Eng Magazine summary and contrasts old fashioned storytelling with modern explanations of steam engines and a female traveler in Africa, noting fear and cultural hints.
The Senate in extra session considered nominations including Joalah Quincy for Secretary of State, Robert A Maxwell for Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Isaac P Gray for ambassador to Mexico, and Patrick A Collins for consul general in London. A Hawaiian treaty withdrawal was noted and a summer report from a presidential commission was anticipated.
The dispatch describes the Aloe Mo Craig wreck near Rosario and Cape Toss with drownings and loss of crew. Robbers plundered a steamer at Pispatya and abducted valuables. Attacks in Victoria and Bagdad era outline broader unrest including Armenian persecutions and wartime losses across oil and cotton facilities.
An Almuesta Me meeting elected Gayth Cleaves as president and formed a description committee from each county to raise funds for a riverfront memorial. A boy, Cornarlius Vorrel, drowned after ice gave way on a lowland river. Senate nominations and capital changes dominate sessions as capital stock rises and officials resign.
Severe floods sweep towns in Michigan Nebraska Maryland and New York as rivers rise and bridges collapse. Drowned include Fred Lassure and Hattie Kallivan after crossing a flooded road. The Grand River near Clutwed remains dangerous with canals and reservoirs under strain as towns endure rising water and damaged bridges.
The Exons from Eastern Town and Illivots are arriving in Sioex City Illinois as spring immigration to this region accelerates. Settlers who bought land during last fall’s harvest excursions are moving west with families, clogging roads with immigrant movables. Most head to northwest Iowa, with hundreds continuing to Nebraska and South Dakota.
A historical note discusses a claim that bread baked without yeast using Royal Ruling Powder is healthier and lighter. Proponents deny fermentation and rotting of dough, suggesting warm fresh bread can be eaten with no discomfort. The passage reflects contemporary curiosity about bread healthiness and mentions fashionable fashion in passing.
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