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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1898
Page
1
A damaged OCR page fragment lists various small household items and prices including tubs, decor, globes, and assorted goods. The text is garbled, with stray numbers and unit marks, offering a snapshot of retail items and prices. No coherent narrative or clearly identifiable event is present.
The fragment lists various community updates including illnesses and recoveries of individuals such as Mrs John Bowman and Miss Ida Hubbard, travel notes about visits to Berea and Wisconsin, preparations for a new book project, and social calls. It mentions Dr Snyder preparing material for a new book, entertainment at a social event, receipts of 41.80, and numerous personal whereabouts and family news spanning multiple people and places.
The district reports re elected officers at the LBS annual meeting. Miss Acer and Wiss Jenmie Meech win district posts. Glen Winthrop Ball A We Wadcock and Mr Peer visited Cleveland and StoccER guests at a Ridgeville school commemoration. Ridgeville township schools held a program with recitations and music at the town hall.
Vr and Mrs Dugene Brown of Frits field spent Sunday at John Berg. Mita Sophia Gentes of Ridgeville visits sister Mre Ed Berg. Mias Lucy Berg plans a quilting party next Wednesday. Clarence Parsons sick with measles at home with grandparents in Elying.
A mid century sale announces the opening of a winery style event selling millinery stock once owned by Eralyn Hopbill at West Prow Street on Saturday May 21. Auctioneer Dan Eason and assignees will conduct the sale with terms as published. Also offered May 23 1698 is a note for fifty nine hundred dollars signed by Geo Rareal and Winthrop Rancall as cashier. Hartford and Lowell Carpets are advertised at 45.9 cents per yard with other carpets 10 to 20 cents below regular prices.
Fragmented local items recall Mrs Henry Mille and Mary Watkas with funeral details. Notes mention Mrs Fred Biggs visiting LaGrange and Mrs Henry Mille’s service. church meetings, missionary society events, and Sunday school aging. References to Bereaved families, schooling, and community memory amid a cold windy day.
A damaged OCR passage from Chicago Tribune text appears with garbled words and broken phrases about printing in four colors, paper stock, and unidentified names. The fragment offers no clear event, date, or person to clarify the main item.
Fragmentary OCR items show a county notice about candidates and procedures for a local election. Names and places are unclear but reference to district officials and timing suggest a formal election advisory.
The document summarizes divorce petitions by Thomas Williamson and others against spouses Elisa Williamson and more, alleging gross neglect and abandonment over years, desertion of families, and requests for divorce and child custody. It cites connections to Lorain County, Ravenna Ohio, Dennison University, and various named parties, with accusations of neglect, ill treatment, and absence from home.
The week ending May 8 was mostly favorable though it was cold and wet in the middle. Wheat advanced but some seed rotted in places and clover came up. cut worm damaged stock in sections. Corn plowing progressed rapidly. Grass and barley showed slow growth due to rain. gardens did well and meadows were fair. Fruit abundance expected though apples slow. Frosts ranged 34 to 40 degrees late week. highs near 86 early week. showers occurred midweek.
The county chairman position for the Republican Excounge committee in Lotain County calls for a leader with energy zeal and good judgment. Rumor links Louis Bauer to the post, widely approved, with Farver noted as well suited. the selection centers on local support and leadership in political campaigns. The notice lists many local residents and names associated with the community and mentions election logistics and a potential new allotment corner for housing finance.
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