23 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1893
Page
1
An Elyria notice on West Bread Street cites a location above Chap man and Robinson's Clothing Store. The fragment suggests an office address or business reference tied to a specific storefront in the area.
Correspondents are asked to forward letters to reach the office by Thursday noon, with Friday morning arrivals allowed for special items. The Reporter seeks a correspondent at every post office in the county and invites townships without representation to contact for arrangements.
Belden residents report on school openings with Frank Turner and Miss Canfield as instructors in Belden and Crowell districts. Notices mention teachers in Wellington Union schools, World’s Fair passengers from Liverpool, and local deaths including Kia Brown. The Wellington fair shows, plant displays, and receipts around $1500, with a larger high school enrollment and staffing details across districts.
North Amherst notes report Chas Aken gravely ill and John Remington failing. Seth Comstock relocates to Oberlin. post office moves to new building. Miss Mamie Kendeigh improves. Dr Moore visits Chicago for Farr. About fifty quarrymen discharged by Cleveland Stone Company. Baptist church leased for school. Several locals return from Worlds Fair. Louis Hahn wedding tour. Cash payments replace checks at Cleveland Stone. burnt school walls torn down. Local arrests for disorder and a court note in September. The World’s Fair visiters recount a one dollar entry feat and quick return by freight. Griffo and Minick clash. Griffo fined five dollars, Mingle cleared.
Amherst items report Miss Slattee Blarrs traveling to Huntington for a sister visit, Dr Freeman moving to Oberlin with Dr Austin, M C Kendeigh showing Norman horses at Sandusky fair, Miss Anna Fuller visiting Elyria, Mrs Charles Bryant at Berlin Heights, a Wisconsin bud that opened after water, a new saloon near the township line in Russia, temperance sentiment strong, and Chicago Lake Shore trip advertised for Sept 8 with $925 round trip and 10 days worth of stay.
Ridgeville reports a social at Mrs Lawson's on Wednesday, a Friday dance, and a world fair trip by five residents. A near accident at Shawville crossing involved Frank Lescher. The Center Congregationalists church is praised for simple beauty, ivy clasping the front, white brick, and the absence of a steeple, highlighting reverent modesty and nature inspired design.
Weather would be perfect if not for rain. Mrs Cynthia Bradley and others in town on business. Bendall and Smith in Elyria. Sweet duo from Elyria visit. Mrs Luther Johnson of Paulding visits. John Cahill welcomed a baby girl on Sept. 7. Locals travel to Wellington for a baseball game. Leon Ryan and Guy Nichols begin teaching in quarry and Curtice districts. Irwin Hubbard and wife host relatives. Miss Emma Crap from Dane County visits. Dr M W Ingalls and C A Andrus plan World’s Fair trip. others return from the Fair. Northern Michigan hunting trip plans for several locals. Miss Delight Goss killed by cars. sister funeral in Okemos, Michigan.
Miss Lena Kruger and Miss Carlie Watkins are both listed as sick at home with new arrivals—births reported to Frank Ward and a few weddings noted. Farmers await rain before drilling wheat while neighboring towns see visitors, reunions, and social events including ME church Ladies Aid and a temperance gathering. A World’s Fair sighting, a successful M. F social, and a birthday event for a local teacher conclude with thanks and a rocking gift symbolizing community bonds.
Sutros Cure for cough and croup offered in pocket doses for sale by Adams and Roe. Chicago trip on Sept 28 with tickets one fare good ten days. Tongue coated throat dry eyes dull morning sickness and liver and kidney issues. Parks Sure Cure promises relief or nothing, claims to cure Bright's Disease and diabetes.
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