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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
5
A garbled street ad lists shops and items including shoes for men and boys, watches and jewelry, farm goods, fresh fruit, and miscellaneous goods. It mentions Rev hin Bros Shoes and Gra stray berries with vague prices and locations, reflecting a crowded era marketplace notice.
Local news notes management shake up at Nerovrer We Miller resigns and Harry P Lumbert remains as reporter New management aims to restore town confidence. Also covered are a proposed new bridge on Avenue Lara, a special election to fund city services, and progress on a new church and other civic matters.
A Lorain community notice reports a directors meeting of the Lorain Brick Co planning renaming of the plant in the case and a postponement of the Lorain County fair raising event. Scattered items describe a fall at Elyria’s Hlyria Telephone Co and remarks on a Cuban reconcentrados photo exhibition at 49 West Broad Street.
May 7 dispatch from Washington reports the battle at Manila Bay with the McCulloch arriving with Dewey’s news. American losses minimal while Spanish ships burned or sunk and Manila falls under Dewey’s control. Elyria bells ring, crowds cheer, and local officials note political conventions as county teams plan meetings and bids for a bridge project.
Ben Harris of Ridgeville sustained a severe head and shoulder injury and spinal trauma in a mishap on Middie avenue while turning from an electric railway track. He was treated by Dr Baldwin, then transported home to Ridgeville to recover, expected to be confined for some time. Also notes misc items including dandruff product ad and local sale notices.
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