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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1893
Page
2
Camus M. Crar of Kentucky says he will be eighty three in October and has never indulged in stimulants or alcohol. He notes he never used spirits coffee or tobacco and has always slept nine hours, allowing himself more rest in later years.
Axxaros Pexarys rose from penury in Californias during the gold era, later inviting his former employer to a city office paying 8175 a month. Dentists warn of shifting teeth among the very poor, and Minnesota faces a grim labor surplus with four hundred convicts idle as bids fail for convict labor. A ship draft indicator is described to show water draw at set points with audible signals.
Chicago microscopist Ewen contributed a metric study of two thousand check signatures to the American Law Register. He finds that no one writes his name twice in exactly the Baume space or exactly the same way, and states that if two signatures coincide perfectly one must be a forgery.
In Paris over 130 butchers trade horseflesh with demand rising sharply. Last year about twenty thousand horses were eaten by Parisians, not only the poor, as horse meat remains cheaper than mutton or beef. Prices are higher than mutton or beef.
A woman has created a round table with a ten inch wide inner aisle for plates. A raised revolving disk sits inside the circle so food can be moved to bread butter olives or cream by turning the disk. No waiter needed to fetch items.
The text notes the sparrow’s rapid territorial spread from 15 600 to 55 000 square miles in five years, now covering the eastern half of the United States and western settlements. It also recalls Chicago bread riots with vivid scenes: a man’s $20 watch, a starving rider seized, and an Italian woman robbed of 87 dollars in bread money.
The Cornelius Vanderbilt and Collis P Huntington mansions on upper Fifth Avenue near completion promise rivalry in cost and magnificence. Each residence features art galleries, conservatories, guest chambers and ball rooms, with tones cast for interiors. A ceiling in Vanderbilt’s palace, painted by a French artist, cost a substantial sum. The piece also notes birds with keen vision, describing how raptors scan surroundings before humans see them and how birds detect scraps of food among earth.
An English writer praises American style for travelers, noting precise grooming and clean attire in trains and ships. She asks English women to adopt the American example, praising neat gloves, veil, and skirt, while hoping English fashion follows suit.
A clipped poem notes prices slipping across wool and textiles. It laments cheap goods and the plight of the poor, contrasting the idea of affordable blankets with the harsh reality of being broke. The piece uses rural imagery to question if lower costs truly aid the financially restrained.
The Albany Journal critiques the Ways and Means Committee led by William L Wilson describing a limited twenty day hearing period for tariff changes and arguing the process favors foreign producers. It contrasts this with the fifty-first Congress approach led by McWinter, which sought thorough industry examination and full information to guide tariff policy.
The State Register editorializes that Reed's businesslike rules for legislation will prevail despite Democratic resistance. It calls out the party for balking at reform while praising Lincoln’s legacy and noting progress under Republican leadership. The piece argues public support will grow as the rules prove durable against Bourbon-era opposition.
Fragment from a 19th century speech discussing protection versus free trade. It argues that abandoning protection paralyzes industries, harms credit and enterprise, and fears Democratic policies will hurt business and capital investment while promising future safeguards. The speaker cites Brice on the Jackson banquet and insists a tariff defense is needed to prevent national economic decline.
A collage of editorials and opinions from multiple papers weighing in on 1893 political dynamics. Comments mock party strategy, favorability of Grover Cleveland, McKinley strength in Ohio, and tariff hearings as warnings to Democrats. The pieces spotlight perceived public sentiment and economic fear amid looming elections.
Washington marks the Capitol centennial with ceremonies recalling the laying of the cornerstone. Speakers praise the Union, the Constitution, and national growth as the Marine Band, choir, and crowds fill the open grounds and chimes ring above a city decked in Stars and Stripes.
The North Western Ling Ticket offers exceptionally favorable low rate excursions to the Northwest regions including Western Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Manitoba Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and Arkansas valid for return passage within twenty days from issue. Tickets sold on separate dates with free rates and full details via W A Thru Chicago North Western Railway agents.
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